Author Archives: James Peters
After more than three decades, Santa's Kamloops helper retires
KAMLOOPS - If you have lived in the Kamloops area over the past few decades and have written a letter to Santa, odds are you have received a response from Izzy McQueen. "They called me Mrs. Claus, I s...
Nov 25, 2020
Woman charged after child slammed with watermelon near Adams Lake
CHASE, B.C. - An Alberta woman has been charged with assault after a summertime incident when a child was hit over the head with a watermelon. According to Chase RCMP, the incident happened August 16 ...
Nov 25, 2020
Chase couple defrauded out of $3,000 over the phone
CHASE, B.C. - A Chase couple has been duped out of thousands of dollars after falling victim to the so-called 'Emergency Scam'. Chase RCMP say officers were called by a local woman Tuesday (Nov. 24). ...
Nov 25, 2020
Province records 738 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 70 in Interior; 13 more deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a deadly day in B.C.'s fight against COVID-19. In her Wednesday (Nov. 25) news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 13 more deaths due to the virus, b...
Nov 25, 2020
With seven more in October, Kamloops sets new annual record for overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has set a new record for overdose deaths in a year.In new data released Wednesday (Nov. 25), the B.C. Coroners Service says Kamloops recorded seven more deaths due to drug toxicity...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. Liberals name legislator Shirley Bond as interim party leader
VICTORIA - Longtime legislature member Shirley Bond will serve as the B.C. Liberal party's interim leader after Andrew Wilkinson's resignation on Saturday. Bond has been a member of the legislature si...
Nov 23, 2020
Do you think Dr. Bonnie Henry's expanded regulations regarding COVID-19 are too weak, just right, or too strong?
Nov 23, 2020 Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on November 19, 2020 (Image Credit: BC Gov / Flickr)
WestJet flight to Kamloops flagged for COVID-19 exposure
KAMLOOPS - Another flight that recently landed in the Kamloops area has been flagged by the BC Centre for Disease Control for a COVID-19 exposure. According to the BC CDC's virus exposure list, WestJe...
Nov 23, 2020
Ten more dead from COVID-19 Friday; 516 more cases throughout B.C.
VICTORIA - Health officials in B.C. are reporting 516 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Nov. 20), including 31 in Interior Health. The new cases bring the B.C. total to 25,474, spread through the province...
Nov 20, 2020
Merritt RCMP arrest 16 people in illegal pot bust
MERRITT, B.C. - The bust of a cannabis operation in Merritt has led to the arrests of 16 people. According to a news release from Merritt RCMP, officers moved in on a rural property outside of the cit...
Nov 20, 2020
