Author Archives: James Peters

Trump in the drivers' seat as B.C. buckles up for new legislative session
VICTORIA - When British Columbia's Legislature opens for the first time in nine months tomorrow, the driving force behind the province's politics and the government's upended agenda will be thousands ...
James Peters Feb 17, 2025

Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement
The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. Crown-Indigenous R...
James Peters Feb 17, 2025

Kamloops Airport partners with #NotInMyCity initiative to guard against human trafficking
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) has partnered with #NotInMyCity, a Canadian-based advocacy organization that is dedicated to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation.#NotInMyCity founder, co...
James Peters Feb 16, 2025

New C-zone capabilities push New Afton mine life forward
KAMLOOPS - The company behind the New Afton copper-gold mine just west of Kamloops says it feels it can keep the mine running slightly longer than its most recent estimate. New Gold says it has been a...
James Peters Feb 12, 2025

UPDATE: Missing teen found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the teen reported missing earlier in the day Wednesday (Feb. 12) has been found.
James Peters Feb 12, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops Indian Residential School building designated as national historic site by Parks Canada
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.KAMLOOPS - The former Kamloops Indian Residential School has been designated as a national historic site. In a ne...
James Peters Feb 12, 2025

Kamloops and Merritt get provincial funding for cultural safety during local emergency management
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops, the City of Merritt and Boothroyd Indian Band near Boston Bar received provincial funding to improve cultural safety in local emergency management practices. In a news...
James Peters Feb 12, 2025

Former Mountie Kevin Brosseau named fentanyl czar in reply to Trump's tariff threats
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of deadly fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Brosseau...
James Peters Feb 11, 2025

BC Watershed Security Coalition keeping watchful eye on snowpack readings
KAMLOOPS - According to the first round of snowpack readings, the province began the winter season in a better place than last year, and there's hope for a trend to start forming, with the second snow...
James Peters Feb 10, 2025

No injuries reported, cause still undetermined after downtown Kamloops fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters say they're still working to determine the cause of a Sunday (Feb. 9) evening fire at a downtown carriage house."At this point, we can't really speak to the cause," Ka...
James Peters Feb 10, 2025

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