Author Archives: James Peters

VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the first month of 2021 set a record for overdose deaths. In new totals, the service says 165 people died in the province due to illicit drug overdoses in Jan...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops fire crews called out this morning ( March 2) to fight a blaze that destroyed one unit at the Tournament Inn Motel in Valleyview. Platoon Captain Mike Haines says crews were called...

VICTORIA - The province found 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, or an average of about 493 per day. The Ministry of Health says there were 532 new cases Saturday (Feb. 27), 508 on ...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the latest twist on email scams seen by Kamloops residents takes advantage of the public's desire for COVID-19 vaccines. In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says in one mid-Febr...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking the public's assistance in identifying two robbery suspects. Last Saturday (Feb. 27), two men allegedly entered a convenience store, assaulted two e...

KAMLOOPS - Five more Kamloops schools and one addition Merritt school are all under watch for potential COVID-19 exposures last week.Arthur Stevenson Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, and Valleyvi...

VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 521 cases of COVID-19 to end the work week, with 48 of those cases found within Interior Health. The new figures came as part of an update on the B.C. Centre for D...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Chase RCMP are getting very familiar with the streets of Scotch Creek and Anglemont. In a news release, Sgt. Barry Kennedy says Chase Mounties have been spending a lot of time in ...

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...