Author Archives: James Peters

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

Merritt Mountie threatened with weapon at local shelter
MERRITT, B.C. - A frontline officer from the Merritt RCMP was threatened with a weapon while trying to evict an unwelcome patron at a local shelter Thursday afternoon (Sept. 24).On September 23, 2021,...
James Peters Sep 24, 2021

Federal deficit hit $48.5 billion over first four months of fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of more than $48 billion over the first four months of its fiscal year, about $100 billion less than the treasury pumped out during the same period one ye...
James Peters Sep 24, 2021

MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles - Week of Sept. 13, 2021
KAMLOOPS - It was an all-out smorgasbord for thieves in Kamloops last week.Kamloops RCMP say no fewer than 53 auto break-ins were reported between Sept. 13 and 19 all over the city.Another seven bicyc...
James Peters Sep 23, 2021

Suspected fentanyl dealers nabbed at Kamloops gas station
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP nabbed a pair of suspected fentanyl traffickers early Wednesday morning (Sept. 22). In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the bust went down at about 2:30 a...
James Peters Sep 23, 2021 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP

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