Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. records 445 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 44 coming in Interior Health
VANCOUVER - B.C. has found 445 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Feb. 12), including 44 cases within Interior Health. In a news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that brings B.C....
Feb 12, 2021
SD73 superintendent worries about COVID-19 spread after upcoming Family Day long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District says he's concerned about the prospect of rising COVID-19 case counts in schools after the upcoming Family Day long weekend.Terry...
Feb 12, 2021
Kamloops Mountie injured, suspect arrested after downtown shoplifting report
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP member has been injured after responding to a downtown shoplifting report. According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP were called to the 400-block of Lansdowne Street at around ...
Feb 11, 2021
Kamloops Mounties cleared of wrongdoing after suspected shoplifter slashed himself with broken liquor bottle
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared Kamloops RCMP officers after they repeatedly used a taser on a suspected shoplifter who had injured himself with a broken liquor bottle. Independent Inves...
Feb 11, 2021
Judge awards Kamloops beating victim nearly $7 million
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded Jessie Simpson and his family nearly $7 million after the 2016 baseball bat beating that left the teen with severe, permanent injuries.On June 19, 201...
Feb 11, 2021
Fatal, chain-reaction Coquihalla crash caused by pickup truck striking stopped semi-truck
HOPE, B.C. - The cause of a fatal crash on Highway 5 north of Hope has been determined.The crash that killed one person and injured approximately 50 others on Feb. 10 began with a report of a semi-tru...
Feb 11, 2021
COVID-19 spread skyrockets to 161 cases in Kamloops last week
KAMLOOPS - The latest totals from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) show the greatest COVID-19 spread yet in the Kamloops area last week. BCCDC posted the latest case counts broken down by L...
Feb 11, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count at 435; 47 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 435 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Feb. 9), including 47 within Interior Health. The numbers are contained in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie He...
Feb 09, 2021
New COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst group home; RIH outbreak grows
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has identified a fourth COVID-19 outbreak in Kamloops. The latest outbreak, which IH revealed in news release Tuesday (Feb. 9), is at a Brocklehurst group home. The group ho...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. Nurses Union calling for improved health care worker supports
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Nurses Union says health authorities in the province need to re-evaluate the duties of over-worked nurses and make sure they're equipped to keep working safely. As they work throug...
Feb 08, 2021
