Author Archives: James Peters
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak grows to 48 cases, one death
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital has swelled over the weekend.According to Interior Health (IH), the outbreak grew by 40 cases over the weekend and as of Monday morning (Jan. ...
Jan 25, 2021
UPDATE: COVID-19 exposure notices go out to parents at four Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Parents at Valleyview Secondary and Marion Schilling Elementary schools also received COVID-19 exposure notices Sunday. EARLIER: COVID-19 exposures have been reported at Summit Elem...
Jan 24, 2021
UPDATE: Kamloops man wanted for firearms offences arrested
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Feb. 3): RCMP say Gardner has been arrested. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP are putting the word out about a wanted man. Steven Stuart Gardner, 25, is wanted for firearms and driving offenc...
Jan 22, 2021
B.C. finds 508 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 79 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 508 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Jan. 22), including 79 within Interior Health. The new cases raise the provincial total to 63,484, spread through...
Jan 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, die...
Jan 22, 2021
Trudeau, Biden to talk today as death of Keystone XL reverberates in Canada
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with U.S. President Joe Biden today amid continuing fallout from the death of the Keystone XL pipeline project. The phone call, Biden's first with...
Jan 22, 2021
Ashcroft RCMP call in federal drug lab unit after finding suspicious material in abandoned vehicle
ASHCROFT, B.C. - RCMP in Ashcroft say an abandoned rental vehicle may have given them a line on an illegal drug production lab. According to a news release, police were alerted to the vehicle on Tuesd...
Jan 21, 2021
Province reports 564 new COVID-19 cases, warns of community cluster in Williams Lake
VICTORIA - A community cluster of COVID-19 cases in and around Williams Lake has drawn the attention of Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. In her written statement Thursday (Jan. 21), Henry notes...
Jan 21, 2021
RCMP seize stun baton, knives in Thursday morning Brocklehurst arrest
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP call into Brocklehurst led officers to seize several weapons Thursday morning (Jan. 21).According to a release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, members were called to the 1800-bloc...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning. The news comes as the results of an investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace environment at Rideau Hall are expected to be released. The Privy...
Jan 21, 2021
