Author Archives: James Peters
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak did not grow from Thursday to Friday
KAMLOOPS - There is positive news related to the Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak. Interior Health says the outbreak did not grow from Thursday to Friday. According to the epidemiology report t...
Jan 29, 2021
Merritt-area mine strikes three-year ore deal with New Afton of Kamloops
MERRITT, B.C. - The parent company of the Elk Gold Mine southeast of Merritt says it has reached a three-year deal to sell its product to New Gold's New Afton mine outside Kamloops. In a news release,...
Jan 29, 2021
B.C. finds 514 more cases of COVID-19; all long-term care residents and caregivers have been offered vaccine
VANCOUVER - B.C. is reporting 514 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Jan. 29), including 71 within Interior Health. The new information came in a briefing led by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry....
Jan 29, 2021
Merritt RCMP boasts 20 per cent drop in crime in 2020
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are boasting of a 20 per cent drop in crime in their community.According to a news release from Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Major Steph Drouin, that's "the largest...
Jan 29, 2021
RCMP dive team to assist search for man in North Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - A search continued Friday (Jan. 29) for a person who reportedly attempted to swim across the North Thompson River but did not make it to the other shore.Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP...
Jan 29, 2021
RCMP, Kamloops Search and Rescue scour North Thompson after report of person in the river
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here.EARLIER: Kamloops Search and Rescue and RCMP are searching the North Thompson River after the report of a person in the river Thursday night (Jan. 28)...
Jan 29, 2021
Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine 85 per cent effective against severe illness
OTTAWA - American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19. The vaccine is the first to use just a sin...
Jan 29, 2021
Sa-Hali Secondary has third COVID-19 exposure in past two weeks
KAMLOOPS - For the third time in the past two weeks, there has been a COVID-19 exposure at Sa-Hali Secondary School. Parents were emailed Thursday evening (Jan. 28) about an exposure at the school on ...
Jan 28, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 546; 70 new cases in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 546 cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Jan. 28), according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. That total includes 70 new cases in Interior Health. The new cas...
Jan 28, 2021
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak grows to 71 cases
KAMLOOPS - Another five cases of COVID-19 have been connected to the outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital.According to Interior Health (IH), the outbreak has grown to include 46 staff and 25 patients, fo...
Jan 28, 2021
