Author Archives: James Peters
Police try to deal with targeted crime
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are trying to keep a handle on crime related to gangs and the drug trade, but it's becoming a tough battle. More and more targeted crimes are happening, and they're not all confined to...
Mar 22, 2021
Kamloops first responders relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine next month, while others feel left out
KAMLOOPS - More frontline workers in Kamloops will be lining up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine, starting next month. The provincial health officer announced on Thursday (Mar. 18) an extensive list ...
Mar 19, 2021
With 737 new cases, B.C. has highest daily COVID-19 case count since January 7
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded the highest COVID-19 case count in more than two months. In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 737 new cases of the virus in the pro...
Mar 19, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021
Heroes of the Pandemic
It's been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. There have been two-and-a-half million deaths worldwide. Case counts are at 120 million around the globe. Th...
Mar 19, 2021
Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar ...
Mar 19, 2021
Canadian detained in China tried on spy charges, but no verdict announced
OTTAWA - China held a brief trial Friday for one of two Canadians detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its co...
Mar 19, 2021
VIDEO: Watch Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel cut open a car to extract a 'patient'
KAMLOOPS - Many people destroy vehicles on the job, but few are encouraged to do it just right. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) personnel are some of the lucky few. They have to destroy vehicles in order t...
Mar 18, 2021
B.C. records 622 new COVID-19 cases, finds 136 variant cases
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 622 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Mar. 18) and has identified 136 new cases as variants of concern. The new totals were included in an update prepared by Provincial Heal...
Mar 18, 2021
Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...
Mar 18, 2021
