Author Archives: James Peters
Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill
OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...
Feb 16, 2021
Two people killed in vehicle crash on Trans Canada Highway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say two people have died following a vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview this morning (Feb. 15). Tuesday Morning Update: In a release, Cst. Crystal Eve...
Feb 15, 2021 Image Credit: Contributed / Jeevan Kumar
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 9, 2021
