Author Archives: James Peters
DECISION 2021: Affordability
KAMLOOPS - The cost of living continues to rise. From your food at the grocery store to where you live, everything is getting more expensive. Housing prices have become particularly alarming, even her...
Sep 16, 2021
RCMP confirm Merritt death as homicide, release victim's identity
MERRITT, B.C. - Investigators from the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) are now identifying the man whose death was previously characterized as suspicious and confirming he was the victim...
Sep 16, 2021
Another minority looks likely but it could be very different from the last one
OTTAWA - Canadians have chosen minority governments in four of the last six federal elections and Monday's vote seems likely to produce a fifth. Whether it will be a Liberal or Conservative minority i...
Sep 16, 2021
DECISION 2021: Truth & Reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - It's been a devastating year for first nations across the country. Starting in Kamloops with the discovery of 215 unmarked graves on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, there have now been more than a ...
Sep 15, 2021
End of in-office surgeries expected to extend RIH's wait list
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) will have another reason for long surgical wait times at the end of the month.On Sept. 30, the College of Physicians and Surgeons will be stopping in-office surg...
Sep 15, 2021
Kamloops and surrounding rural communities grateful for paramedic hires, 24/7 ambulance service
KAMLOOPS - This week, the B.C. government announced enhanced ambulance services for rural and urban communities in the province. The change comes with an ongoing hiring push for more paramedics and di...
Sep 15, 2021
Provincial, Interior active cases down, but 661 new COVID-19 cases found in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s active caseload is down Wednesday (Sept. 15), a glimmer of hope amid the fourth wave of COVID-19. In a news release, B.C.'s health ministry says there were 661 new cases of COVID-19 ...
Sep 15, 2021
Wells Gray killer David Ennis denied parole for fourth time
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. BOWDEN, AB. - The man responsible for one of B.C.'s most horrifying mass murders has again been denied parole. In August of 1982, David Shearing, who n...
Sep 15, 2021
Merritt RCMP and Major Crimes investigating suspicious death
KAMLOOPS - The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) has been called to assist the Merritt RCMP following the discovery of a body in a rural area of Merritt.Just before 8:00 a.m. on September ...
Sep 15, 2021
Provincial response to RIH staffing strain includes emergency department funding, patient discharge planning
KAMLOOPS - According to BC health officials, Royal Inland Hospital running at 117 per cent capacity, and the provincial health minister says several steps have been taken to address staffing strain in...
Sep 14, 2021
