Author Archives: James Peters

CP NewsAlert: British Columbia restricts travel in the province to fight COVID spread
VICTORIA - Non-essential travel is being restricted between three regional zones in British Columbia to try and curb the spread of COVID-19. The government is using the boundaries of three health auth...
James Peters Apr 23, 2021

Teen reported missing - now located
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a 17 year old teen, reported missing April 22, has been located.
James Peters Apr 22, 2021 Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo.

B.C. records 1,006 new cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations top 500
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations have topped the 500 mark for the first time, leading the province to put a temporary pause on scheduled surgeries in the Lower Mainland. In a news conferenc...
James Peters Apr 22, 2021

Variants surge: Leaders urge Ottawa to beef up restrictions for travellers to Canada
Ontario's premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 varia...
James Peters Apr 22, 2021

Kamloops recorded 44 COVID-19 cases last week - less than half of the week before
KAMLOOPS - There are encouraging signs for Kamloops in the most recent COVID-19 data provided by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. The map reporting case counts by community for the week of April 1...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

B.C. adds 862 COVID-19 cases Wednesday; hospitalizations approach 500
VICTORIA - B.C.'s COVID-19 pandemic added another 862 cases Wednesday (Apr. 21), while hospitalization and intensive care totals push further into record territory. The new totals are included in a re...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

Petit Creek fire west of Merritt now being held
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: The Thompson-Nicola Regional has now lifted all evacuation alerts surrounding the Petit Creek wildfire. EARLIER: B.C. Wildfire crews have made good progress containing a 100-he...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

Fraser-Nicola MLA Tegart disappointed by cuts to education in B.C. budget
VICTORIA - The BC NDP tabled their 2021 budget on Tuesday.Minister Selina Robinson forecasted a $9.7 billion deficit for this fiscal year. The Province is promising to spend $8.7 billion on infrastruc...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

Passenger Transportation Board to investigate pandemic's impact; pauses Uber application for expansion
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has shelved Uber's bid to offer service throughout the province while it investigates the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the industry.Uber is alre...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

RCMP identify suspect in Star Lodge stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have identified a suspect in the Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 20) stabbing in Lower Sahali. Mounties were called to the Star Lodge on Columbia Street West at about 3:30 p.m., findi...
James Peters Apr 21, 2021

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