Author Archives: James Peters
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
Kamloops RCMP seek info on man who spat on North Shore store employee
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking the public for help tracking down a man suspected of spitting on a North Shore store employee. According to a news release, the incident happened at about 2:13 p...
Jan 28, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Lessons learned from the pandemic about health care
WHEN WE PULL TOGETHER, we can quickly achieve results that have escaped us in the past. Some liken to being at war but I prefer to compare the pandemic response to what happened when we created univer...
Jan 28, 2021
Report recommends against basic income in British Columbia, saying it's no cure-all
VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned panel is recommending against the introduction of a basic income for all in British Columbia. The panel's report, co-authored by academics at the University of B....
Jan 28, 2021
COVID-19 exposures recorded at NorKam Secondary, Sa-Hali Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Parents of students at NorKam Secondary have been informed of a COVID-19 exposure at the school. According to a letter sent home by Principal Jonathan Brady, the exposure took place Wednesd...
Jan 28, 2021
Kamloops recorded 124 new COVID-19 cases last week: B.C. Centre for Disease Control
KAMLOOPS - The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows another jump in COVID-19 spread in Kamloops last week. The Local Health Area (LHA) data contained in the map update fo...
Jan 27, 2021
