Author Archives: James Peters

Jewish community offended, hurt by Robinson's removal from B.C. cabinet: advocate
VICTORIA - A national advocacy group says the Jewish community is offended and hurt by the exit of Selina Robinson from the B.C. cabinet over remarks that Israel was founded on "a crappy piece of land...
James Peters Feb 06, 2024

Are you looking forward to an outdoor rink at Riverside Park?
James Peters Feb 05, 2024 Image Credit: City of Kamloops

Health officer advises B.C. to offer smokable fentanyl in report backing safer supply
VANCOUVER - A review of prescribed safer supply programs in B.C. says the province should increase the range of drugs available to include smokable fentanyl and other substances. B.C. Provincial Healt...
James Peters Feb 01, 2024

Man killed after Salmon Arm train strike
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A person has died after being struck by a train in Salmon Arm. The Salmon Arm RCMP and Fire Department, Canadian Pacific Police, and B.C. Coroners Service attended an incident on th...
James Peters Jan 31, 2024

B.C. Health Minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending $32 million in advancement of nuclear medicine, to operate imaging equipment for cancer diagnosis and to expand research. The announcement comes...
James Peters Jan 30, 2024

Will we have an early spring or six more weeks of winter?
James Peters Jan 30, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)

Year of the dragon: City of Kamloops holds Lunar New Year celebration
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops, along with the Kamloops Chinese Cultural Association and the Kamloops Chinese Freemasons, will be hosting a Lunar New Year celebration at the Kamloops Museum and Archi...
James Peters Jan 28, 2024

Electoral reform: National Citizens' Assembly to be voted in Parliament
KAMLOOPS - A motion for National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform is coming up for a vote in Parliament. Motion M-86 has previously been debated in the House of Commons and will likely come to a...
James Peters Jan 28, 2024

B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier has apologized after he says a member of his staff posted an incorrect message in social media posts linking to his statement marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on...
James Peters Jan 28, 2024

Kamloops School Board is accepting name suggestions for new K-7 elementary school in Pineview Valley
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education is expected to open a new K-7 elementary school in Pineview Valley in the Fall of 2026. With that in mind, the Board is inviting community members t...
James Peters Jan 28, 2024

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