Author Archives: James Peters

Lights! Camera! Kamloops! Take: 2
For this year's Lights! Camera! Kamloops!, join CFJC-TV in shining the spotlight on our beloved Kamloops Film Society. With a recent change in leadership, hear about the society's future from new Exec...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

B.C. RCMP say 90-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a hit-and-run crash has killed a 90-year-old woman. A statement from Nanaimo RCMP says a passing driver called police at around 8:50 p.m. Saturday after ...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

Freeland pledges pharmacare deal won't jeopardize federal finances
WARSAW, Poland - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says pharmacare will not jeopardize Canada's fiscal standing as the federal government intends to abide by the spending rules it pledged in the fall...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

Season comes to an end for WolfPack women's team
VANCOUVER - The WolfPack women's volleyball team fell 3-0 to the UBC Thunderbird last night (Feb. 24) in Canada West quarter-final action. The result ended the 2023-24 season for the squad, who fought...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

Blazers fall 7-1 to Vancouver Giants
LANGLEY - The Kamloops Blazers visited the Vancouver Giants last night (Feb. 24), falling 7-1.Tommy Lafreniere was the lone scorer for Kamloops, marking Lafreniere's first WHL goal. Dylan Ernst faced ...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

Vancouver firefighter recovering abroad after losing leg to 'flesh-eating' infection
VANCOUVER - An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting an infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease, forcing the amputat...
James Peters Feb 25, 2024

Hometown hockey hero Stankoven to make NHL debut
RALEIGH, N.C. - Logan Stankoven is in the National Hockey League - for real this time.The Kamloops-born former Blazers captain was recalled from the American Hockey League (AHL) by the Dallas Stars Sa...
James Peters Feb 24, 2024

Canadians mark grim anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine as violence continues
OTTAWA - Events marking the second anniversary of Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine were planned across Canada on Saturday, as head of the organization representing Ukrainian Canadians urged people ...
James Peters Feb 24, 2024

'That is not acceptable'; Hospital district chair frustrated by absence of Kamloops cancer centre in budget
KAMLOOPS - After a successful business case was announced on February 8 from the atrium of Royal Inland Hospital, the 2024 provincial budget was devoid of any mention of a Kamloops cancer centre."Fran...
James Peters Feb 23, 2024

B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9 B
British Columbia families and small business operators are expected to benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending while forecasting a ballooning deficit of more than $7.9 billion and ec...
James Peters Feb 22, 2024

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