Author Archives: James Peters
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
Memorial scholarship started in honour of fallen Valleyview teen
KAMLOOPS - A new scholarship will help memorialize a Valleyview Secondary student whose life was cut short in a vehicle collision earlier this week. Eighteen-year-old Jakob Gottfriedson was killed Sat...
May 29, 2024
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson removed as official spokesperson for council and the city
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops is no longer the city's official spokesperson. In a news release distributed to media Wednesday (May 29), Kamloops councillor Kelly Hall - the deputy mayor for the mon...
May 29, 2024
B.C. announces online building permit hub to speed up homebuilding across province
BURNABY - The British Columbia government says a new online "hub" will speed up building permit processes across jurisdictions. Premier David Eby says "slow and complicated" building permit processes ...
May 27, 2024
Do you believe you receive good service for your municipal property taxes?
May 27, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Miller increases cap on applications for Palestinians to join relatives in Canada
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is increasing the number of applications that will be processed under a much-criticized program to reunite Palestinians with Canadian relatives. The move come...
May 27, 2024
Dufferin residents warn others after rash of vehicle break-ins
KAMLOOPS - Vehicle break-ins and stolen cars are a common problem in cities across Canada, and Kamloops is no exception. And the problem is not limited to certain neighbourhoods. Andrew Hebden is amon...
May 24, 2024
Blasting for Trans Canada project in Chase to resume in June
CHASE, B.C. - Chase residents and Highway 1 commuters are in for another six months of blasting.In a notice posted to its website, the Village of Chase says blasting on the south side of the Trans Can...
May 24, 2024
