Author Archives: James Peters
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital grows to 66 cases, including 43 staff
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown by 14 from Tuesday to Wednesday (Jan. 27).In a Zoom conference with reporters Wednesday, Chief Publi...
Jan 27, 2021
Beattie Elementary in Kamloops added to COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Parents at Beattie Elementary School in Kamloops have been informed that the school has been added to the COVID-19 exposure list. An exposure took place at the school last Thursday and Frid...
Jan 27, 2021
Canada scrambling for smaller syringes ahead of expected Pfizer vaccine label change
OTTAWA - Canada's procurement department is scrambling to source smaller syringes for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating that Health Canada will agree to change the label to say each vial ...
Jan 27, 2021
Rental vehicle abandoned in Cache Creek contained fentanyl-making supplies, corroded guns: RCMP
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP say the mystery surrounding an abandoned rental vehicle found in Cache Creek filled with drug production supplies is deepening. Mounties called the federal RCMP Clandestine La...
Jan 27, 2021
B.C. records 407 new COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths
KAMLOOPS - B.C. is reporting 407 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Jan. 26), including 54 within Interior Health. The figures are contained in a prepared update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...
Jan 26, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital grows to 50 active cases
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown but it has not yet spread beyond the ward where it originated.In a Zoom meeting with reporters Tuesday mo...
Jan 26, 2021
Growing flocks of Canada geese in Vernon, B.C., prompt city council to approve a cull
VERNON, B.C. - Non-native, resident Canada geese in British Columbia's north Okanagan have overstayed their welcome and Vernon council has voted in favour of a cull. Councillors have approved a motion...
Jan 26, 2021
VIDEO: Two years after his disappearance, Merritt rancher's family renews plea for information
MERRITT, B.C. - Two years after the manager of the Nicola Ranch near Merritt went missing, his family has renewed its plea for information into his disappearance.Ben Tyner disappeared from the ranch o...
Jan 26, 2021
Water main break disrupts service to North Shuswap community
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - UPDATE: CSRD says the break has been repaired but it will take "some time" before the reservoir is refilled. EARLIER: A major water main break has knocked out water service to a comm...
Jan 26, 2021
IH reporting stable numbers for Gemstone Care Centre outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says an outbreak at the Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst has remained stable after the weekend. The last update on Friday (Jan. 22) stated there were 17 residents and se...
Jan 25, 2021
