Author Archives: James Peters

MERRITT, B.C. - Following the devastating flood in mid-November, the local school district has been working to repair damage done to multiple schools in Merritt. Diamond Vale Elementary, Merritt Centr...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 352 calls for service from midnight Friday (Feb. 11) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 14). Below are some highlights from those reports. Man arrested on...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will have three representatives at the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) / National Hockey League (NHL) Top Prospects Game in March.Center Fraser Minten, forward Matthew Sem...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is expected to announce the plan today for gradually easing public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. The most recent public health o...

VICTORIA - The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. has dipped again over the weekend, standing at 803 as of Monday (Feb. 14). In a news release, the province's Ministry of Health says t...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have announced plans to honour former player Kyrell Sopotyk, who was left paralyzed by a snowboarding accident last winter.Sopotyk, a native of Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, ...

OTTAWA - Invoking the Emergencies Act could allow the federal government to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. Security expert Wesley Wark says decl...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Transit System has announced a complete suspension of service in the City.The organization posted the update to Facebook:The Merritt transit system has faced multiple shutd...

VICTORIA - Seventeen more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C.In a news release issued Friday (Feb. 11), the Ministry of Health says the province's COVID-19 death toll is now 2,747. Three of Friday's ...