Author Archives: James Peters
On the verge of 'unprecedented' heat wave, Kamloops Fire Centre officials ponder campfire ban
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the temperatures Kamloops will see next week will be unprecedented in recorded history. Forecaster Armel Castellan says beginning Saturday (June 26), we are expectin...
Jun 25, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Religious group says it will release residential school records
The Catholic religious community that operated residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia where hundreds of unmarked graves have been found says it will disclose all historical documents...
Jun 25, 2021
B.C. finds 75 new cases of COVID-19; 25.9 per cent of adults now fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 75 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (June 24), including 12 within Interior Health. The totals were included in an updated provided by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie H...
Jun 24, 2021
'They made us believe we didn't have souls:' Marieval residential school survivor
A Cowessess First Nation elder is recalling the abusive and dehumanizing experiences she had while attending a residential school in Saskatchewan as news of the hundreds of unmarked graves found at th...
Jun 24, 2021
UPDATE: Two seriously injured in Highway 5 collision near Little Fort
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - UPDATE (2:15 p.m.): RCMP say two people were seriously injured in a crash between a car and a commercial vehicle near Little Fort. Cpl. Mike Halskov of B.C. Highway Patrol says the...
Jun 24, 2021
CP NewsAlert: 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school: First Nation
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. The Cowessess First Nation says ground-penetrating radar recently...
Jun 24, 2021
Kamloops COVID-19 case count down to ten last week; dramatic decline in Central Okanagan
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by Local Health Area (LHA) shows Kamloops cases continue to decline. The map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) for the week of June 13 ...
Jun 23, 2021
B.C. sees 87 new cases of COVID-19, nearly half in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Nearly one quarter of B.C. adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix stated on Wednesday (June 23) that 24.3 pe...
Jun 23, 2021
MPs Albas, McLeod vote counter to Tory majority on conversion therapy ban
OTTAWA - On Tuesday (June 22), MPs in Ottawa voted 263-63 in favour of third reading of Bill C-6.According to the government of Canada Bill C-6 is described as;Bill C-6 would amend the Criminal Code t...
Jun 23, 2021
VIDEO: School District unveils new state-of-the-art Parkcrest Elementary
KAMLOOPS - When students return to Parkcrest Elementary in September 2024, they will be in the most state-of-the-art school in Kamloops. At a price tag of $34.8 million, the school will measure 46,500...
Jun 22, 2021
