Author Archives: James Peters
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...
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...
Sep 23, 2021 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
SOUND OFF: Budget consultation is your chance to shape B.C.'s recovery
THE SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES, made up of MLAs from government and opposition, is in the process of seeking public input about what should be in the 2022 Provincial ...
Sep 22, 2021 Image Credit: BC NDP
Are you surprised by the outcome of the federal election?
Sep 21, 2021 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Pregnant, breastfeeding women encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is encouraging people who are pregnant, planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says 40 pregnant women h...
Sep 21, 2021
Schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., maintain some safety measures after anti-vax protest
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The main doors of many public schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., will remain locked Tuesday but the school district says it has lifted "hold and secure" measures in place since a disturbi...
Sep 21, 2021
Conservatives keep Nicola and Shuswap ridings; Albas and Arnold re-elected
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) retained the Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola and North Okanagan-Shuswap ridings. The Canadian Press projects that Dan Albas in Central Okanagan-Si...
Sep 20, 2021
Ballot count underway across the country as federal election polls close in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Polls have closed in British Columbia and Yukon, marking the end of voting across the country. Yukon's chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley is on leave to run for the Liberals t...
Sep 20, 2021
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo voters have until 7:00 p.m. to cast a ballot in the 2021 federal election
KAMLOOPS - Monday (Sept. 20) is the final day to vote in the 2021 federal election and polling stations around the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding have seen a steady flow of voters coming through the...
Sep 20, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases decrease in B.C. and Interior Health; provincial hospitalizations rise
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is continuing to account for a smaller percentage of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases.Between Sept. 17 and 20, the province is reporting 1,692 new cases of COVID-19 - an average of...
Sep 20, 2021
