Author Archives: James Peters

Valleyview motorcycle crash victim identified; RCMP say rider may have run red light
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Valleyview Sunday night (Sept. 26) may have run a red light.The rider was travelling eastbound on the Trans Canada Highway Sunday at abo...
James Peters Sep 28, 2021

Tim Hortons to sell orange sprinkled donut to raise funds for residential school survivors
KAMLOOPS - Tim Hortons locations across Canada will be raising money for two Indigenous organizations in light of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Sept. 30) - and the idea was initiated by...
James Peters Sep 27, 2021

Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - Three Indigenous organizations in British Columbia have received $1.5 million to support the mental health needs of residential school survivors and their families. The money is part of $1...
James Peters Sep 27, 2021

B.C. averages 746 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend; hospitalizations down
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, but hospitalization and intensive care stays have declined. The totals are included in an update from B.C.'s M...
James Peters Sep 27, 2021

Have you got your B.C. Vaccine Card yet?
James Peters Sep 27, 2021 Image Credit: Government of B.C.

Fall GoByBike event kicks off; Kamloops cyclists offered free transit
KAMLOOPS - The snow isn't flying quite yet, so there is no excuse for cyclists not to participate in the fall edition of GoByBike Week.The event goes from Monday (Sept. 27) to Oct. 10 and is meant to ...
James Peters Sep 27, 2021

Charity motorcycle ride honours legacy of man murdered in Kamloops
PENTICTON, B.C. - A contingent of motorcyclists hit the pavement on Saturday morning in a charity ride to honour the legacy of a Penticton, B.C., man gunned down in Kamloops in 2019.Rex Edward Gill, 4...
James Peters Sep 27, 2021

Two-dose COVID-19 vaccination rate reaches 80 per cent in B.C.; 743 new cases Friday
VICTORIA - Eighty per cent of eligible British Columbians have now received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.The information came as part of an update provided by the province's health ministry Friday (S...
James Peters Sep 24, 2021

Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential schools
OTTAWA - Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing ``unequivocally'' to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous lead...
James Peters Sep 24, 2021

RAW VIDEO: Drone footage shows devastation of Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A video recorded by a Kamloops drone enthusiast shows in vivid detail some of the devastation wrought by this year's largest wildfire in B.C.The Sparks Lake wildfire was discovered on June ...
James Peters Sep 24, 2021

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