Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. finds 587 new cases of COVID-19; 60 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 587 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (May 13), including 60 cases within Interior Health. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed the totals in a news conference...
May 13, 2021
Caravan of Care raises more than $20,000 to help tackle youth homelessness in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Two local charitable organizations will benefit from a grassroots fundraiser held earlier this month. Organized by Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin, the Caravan of Care raised $21,125 for...
May 13, 2021
Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...
May 13, 2021
Weekly Kamloops COVID-19 case count down by over 40 per cent
KAMLOOPS - Most communities within Interior Health saw a decrease in COVID-19 case count totals last week.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released another round of case totals broken down by local...
May 12, 2021
B.C. to reserve AstraZeneca vaccine for second doses; records 600 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province has announced that, due to limited supply, the province will suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for first doses. The vaccine is being distributed through the province's pha...
May 12, 2021
B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine to use for 2nd doses: health minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province expects to receive more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and some of that supply will be used for people's second doses. Dix says a `...
May 12, 2021
UPDATE: One in custody after Kamloops RCMP descend on North Shore address
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say one person is in custody and police have cleared from this address. EARLIER: RCMP say officers have congregated at a location near the John Tod Community Centre on the Nort...
May 12, 2021
Break-and-enter, impaired driving and stolen BMX bike highlight Kamloops RCMP weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 368 calls for service from midnight Friday, May 7, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 10. Below are some highlights from those calls.Man arrested in allege...
May 12, 2021
Do you want the Horgan government to release a timeline for reopening the province?
May 10, 2021 Image taken from BC Government Flickr
B.C. COVID-19 case count rises by 722 with 38 more cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 722 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (May 7), including 38 within Interior Health. That increases B.C.'s overall total to 134,341 cases since the pandemic began, distributed a...
May 07, 2021
