Author Archives: James Peters

Tk'emlúps Kúkwpi7 calls for OneBC leader Brodie's resignation
KAMLOOPS - The chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has told her community she wants the leader of a far-right provincial political party to resign. In a letter distributed to community members Tuesday (No...
James Peters Nov 18, 2025

Kamloops council directs staff to find additional cuts after preliminary tax rate sits at 10.76%
KAMLOOPS - Last year, when Kamloops council wrapped up budget deliberations the projected tax increase for 2026 was 6.72 per cent. However, through a number of factors, that number now resides at 10.7...
James Peters Nov 18, 2025

RCMP arrest man in connection with auto thefts in Kamloops, Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Police say they have arrested a man believed to be responsible for property crime throughout Kamloops and Salmon Arm. According to a release, the arrest took place on November 4 after an 'i...
James Peters Nov 18, 2025
Man who shot Kamloops Mountie six times gains statutory release
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been released after serving more than eight years in prison for the 2014 shooting of an RCMP officer in Batchelor Heights. As of October 24, 47-year-old Kenneth Knutson g...
James Peters Nov 18, 2025

Affordable seniors housing project in Ashcroft gets boost from federal and provincial funding
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Seniors in Ashcroft are expected to soon have more affordable rental options to call home. The federal and B.C. governments announced nearly $887,000 in joint funding will go toward b...
James Peters Nov 18, 2025

Will you do the majority of your holiday shopping in person or will you shop online?
James Peters Nov 17, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

COLLINS: Prime minister makes his choice
PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY has clearly decided which basket to put his eggs in. He hasn't put them all in the same basket, so he has not totally abandoned the old cliche, but his announcements today a...
James Peters Nov 13, 2025

Workplace investigation report mailed to Kamloops mayor, turned over to attorney general ordered destroyed
KAMLOOPS - BC's attorney general has won her bid to have a confidential workplace report received by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson destroyed. The City of Kamloops commissioned an investigation in ...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

Annual Kamloops business survey shows crime loss, prevention costs nearing $2M in 2025
KAMLOOPS - The latest crime impact report compiled by the Kamloops business community shows losses from crime have already exceeded $1 million this year. The data is contained in the 2025 Impacts from...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

Kamloops MP Caputo 'not losing sleep' over loss of two MPs
KAMLOOPS - The month of November has been shaky for the federal Conservative Party caucus as it faces the reality of a shrinking MP base. It started with Nova Scotia MP Chris D'Entremont crossing the ...
James Peters Nov 12, 2025

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