Author Archives: James Peters
Bernier says PPC candidate for Kamloops riding coming soon
KAMLOOPS - The leader of the fledgling People's Party of Canada (PPC) says the party should have a candidate in place in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in about one week. Maxime Bernier toured through the ...
May 30, 2019 PPC Leader Maxime Bernier (left) speaks to James Peters for Balance of Power (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
CHARBONNEAU: U.S challenges Canada's Northwest Passage
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada's permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada - America's closest ally and trading partner - is a mystery. If he succe...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: Sophia Granchinho / Dreamstime.com
MPs demand more help as mental-health issues approach 'crisis' on Canada's farms
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are calling on the federal government to better support farmers who they say are especially vulnerable to mental-health issues like stress, depression and suicidal thoughts. In a ne...
May 30, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Lansdowne parkade mural is a spectacular piece of art
KAMLOOPS - THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE DRIVING down Lansdowne Street, enjoying the reconstruction traffic, look left as you pass the City parkade. You'll probably have time to do this in the slow-moving traf...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
ROTHENBURGER: Vicars Road nightmare will be with us forever
KAMLOOPS - WHEN RANKING THE MOST DANGEROUS driving experiences in Kamloops, the Vicars Road intersection has to be near the top.I was in the neighbourhood the other day and stood for a few minutes wat...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
Here's what Netflix has in store for June
June is typically the beginning of summer blockbusters at the theatre, and with several Netflix originals, a new season of Black Mirror, and one of the coolest animated films I've seen in a while, Net...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: Empire Online
Wildfire smoke creeping further south from fires in Alberta, Northern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - What is already reality in northern B.C. is slowly making its way south: the dreaded return of wildfire smoke. The province has issued a Smoky Skies Bulletin for the Northeast and North Cen...
May 27, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Driver caught going 240 km/h on the Coquihalla: RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - A driver going twice the speed limit on the Coquihalla claims there was a problem with the accelerator in his car. RCMP say in a news release that the driver was stopped on May 12 sout...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cariboo Memorial Hospital maternity services to be temporarily suspended this week
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Expectant mothers in the Cariboo region are being asked to arrange different plans for their deliveries should they happen this week. In a news release, Interior Health says wome...
May 27, 2019 Cariboo Memorial Hospital (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Week in Review — Week of May 20, 2019
Welcome to Week in Review Prime Minister Trudeau visits Kamloops to help acclaim Terry Lake as the local Liberal candidate. People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier stops in Kamloops as he works...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
