Author Archives: James Peters
'These babies are coming home': a spirit walk from Winnipeg to Kamloops
MEDICINE HAT, AB. - Clad in an orange shirt, an Every Child Matters facemask and carrying a blue backpack, Jasmine Lavallee paid a visit to the Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta Thursday.The south...
Oct 15, 2021
Charges recommended for RCMP officer involved in violent Williams Lake arrest caught on camera
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against an RCMP officer after a violent arrest near Williams Lake was caught on camera. The incident happened on October 25, 2020, ...
Oct 14, 2021
Interior Health alerts Kamloops drug users to tainted speed
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for a substance being sold as speed in Kamloops. IH says the substance appears as white or colourless crystals, spotted purple or black. Testing has ...
Oct 14, 2021 Image Credit: Interior Health
Rider Express granted new Okanagan, Trans Canada runs
KELOWNA - (NOTE: An earlier version of this story stated Rider Express would not be able to transport passengers between Enderby and Salmon Arm. That incorrect information came directly from the Passe...
Oct 14, 2021
Meet Sadie, Kamloops' top online sales-model
KAMLOOPS - A Brocklehurst resident has discovered the key to successfully selling items online: an effective sales-model.Alesia Willard regularly uses Facebook's Kamloops 24 Hour Auction page to offlo...
Oct 14, 2021
Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and fire that destroyed Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying it has found no connection between train activ...
Oct 14, 2021
Police watchdog recommends charges against Kamloops RCMP officer after man injured in 2020 arrest
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against a Kamloops RCMP officer after a June, 2020 incident in Brocklehurst.RCMP were called to a home in the 1000-block of Newton Street on J...
Oct 13, 2021
Downtown crash leads to multiple charges for Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - An early morning collision on Saturday (Oct. 9) at Battle Street and Columbia Street led to a 28-year-old Kamloops man being arrested and charged with numerous offences, including break-and...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. reports 605 new COVID-19 cases, 119 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. reported 605 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct. 13), with 119 of them in Interior Health.There are 5,172 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. (down by 11), with 850 of them in Interior ...
Oct 13, 2021
British Columbia spends $132 million on treatment services
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says a $132-million program that adds staff, beds and services across the province seeks to help people who require substance-use treatment and recovery car...
Oct 13, 2021
