Author Archives: James Peters
Does Kamloops need another city river crossing?
Jun 10, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts
British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...
Jun 09, 2024
Second-annual STK Fastball tournament will see top men's fastpitch talent take the field in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This weekend (June 7-9), STK Fastball is hosting its second annual Men's Fastball tournament at Charles Anderson Stadium. This year, a berth to the 2024 ISC World Tournament in Vancouver is...
Jun 07, 2024
'If we don't remember, we will repeat our mistakes'; Kamloops Legion holds ceremony to honour 80th anniversary of D-Day
KAMLOOPS - June 6th marked 80 years since the Second Wold War's 'Operation Overlord' - also known as D-Day. The invasion was the largest air, naval and land operation in history. The goal was to liber...
Jun 07, 2024
Gate installed as Skwlāx considers road checkpoint to regulate surge in mushroom picker camps
SKWLAX - Skwlx te Secwepemclecw has resorted to installing an access gate at one of the entrances to a forest service road through their land, and a set of Private Property, and No Trespassing signs. ...
Jun 07, 2024
Grewal approved, Sarai still in vetting process as Kamloops Centre NDP hopes to hold nomination meeting soon
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops residents have publicly declared their intentions to run for the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in the newly formed Kamloops Centre electoral district. However, only ...
Jun 07, 2024
'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...
Jun 03, 2024
Will two recent defections from the BC United party to the BC Conservative party force a merger before the next provincial election?
Jun 03, 2024 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Williams Lake First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...
Jun 03, 2024
Serial killer Robert Pickton dies following prison assault
QUBEC - Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after he was assaulted in prison earlier this month, Quebec provincial police and Correctional Service Canada say. The correctional service says Pickton, ...
May 31, 2024
