Author Archives: James Peters

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 ...
James Peters 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...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021

First COVID-19 exposures of the school year recorded at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: CFJC Today has been made aware of school exposures at Westsyde Secondary (Sept. 7) and Twin Rivers Education Centre (Sept. 8) EARLIER: The first COVID-19 exposure at a Kamloops scho...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021

DECISION 2021: Climate Change
KAMLOOPS - In the second part of our federal election coverage, we look at climate change. After another devastating wildfire season, caused in large part by a series of heatwaves through the province...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021

DECISION 2021: COVID-19 Pandemic Response
KAMLOOPS - The federal election is exactly one week away with voters going to the polls on Monday, Sept. 20. There are many issues that could impact this election, but none bigger than the pandemic. T...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions eased for Interior Health; vaccination mandated for B.C. healthcare workers
VANCOUVER - With the B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card program in effect as of Monday (Sept. 13), the provincial government is allowing Interior Health (IH) residents a return to closer-to-normal. In a news ...
James Peters Sep 13, 2021

Have you recently had a procedure delayed or postponed at Royal Inland Hospital?
James Peters Sep 13, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Missing Cache Creek-area elder found dead
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - There is a sad end to the search for a missing elder near Cache Creek. Joseph Zabotel, 75, was reported missing on August 29 from his home between Cache Creek and Lillooet along Hi...
James Peters Sep 13, 2021

LISTS: Which City of Kamloops facilities will require a proof-of-vaccination card and which will not
KAMLOOPS - With the provincial proof-of-vaccination program kicking in next week, the City of Kamloops has clarified which municipal facilities will and will not require the public to produce vaccine ...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Nine more British Columbians die of COVID-19 Friday; hospitalizations up to 281
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 820 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 10), and nine more deaths from the virus.The totals are included in the daily update provided by the B.C. Ministry of Health.The up...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

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