Author Archives: James Peters
Tk'emlups sets date for Trudeau to visit; calls his silence on invitation to ceremony an "insult"
TK'EMLUPS - Leadership at Tk'emlps te Secwpemc say they have chosen a date for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit, but are calling his silence since the band's announcement related to unmarked gra...
Oct 07, 2021
One arrested, victim in stable condition after Kamloops North Shore stabbing
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have made an arrest after a person came to the Royal Inland Hospital emergency room Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 6) with a life-threatening stab wound.In a news release, spokesperson Cst....
Oct 07, 2021
Kamloops sees slight increase of weekly COVID-19 cases; larger increases in Merritt and 100 Mile House
KAMLOOPS - Many local health areas (LHA) north and west of Kamloops saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases between Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. According to the latest COVID-19 data made available by the B.C. Centre ...
Oct 06, 2021
Monte Lake community still sifting through damage as 2021 wildfire season cools down
KAMLOOPS - While the current wildfire season won't officially end until March 31, 2022, Oct. 1 is widely considered the end of wildfire season in British Columbia.Now heading into the cooler months, t...
Oct 06, 2021
New B.C. training program for commercial truckers boosts skills, safety: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says truck drivers will be safer and more skilled once they have completed the province's new mandatory entry-level training program. The Ministry of Transpo...
Oct 06, 2021
Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation a 'mistake'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residentia...
Oct 06, 2021
Kamloops RCMP say death along Mission Flats Road was homicide, identify victim
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are calling the discovery of a body on Friday (Oct. 1), near the Mission Flats Road shoreline a homicide - and they're hoping the public can provide more information.RCMP have...
Oct 05, 2021
Unexpected closure at Barriere emergency department Tuesday
BARRIERE, B.C. - Interior Health says the emergency department at the Barriere Health Centre is closed Tuesday (Oct. 5). In a news release, IH says the department is closed due to limited staffing ava...
Oct 05, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Public service employees in B.C. must get vaccinated
VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The BC Public Service Agency says the vaccination requirement is part of an ef...
Oct 05, 2021
B.C. averages 662 COVID-19 cases daily over the weekend; active caseload declines
VICTORIA - B.C. reported 1,986 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, an average of 662 new cases per day. The new totals are contained in an update from the province's health ministry Monday...
Oct 04, 2021
