Author Archives: James Peters
Serious crash closes southbound Coquihalla near Inks Lake
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Traffic is getting through but congestion is expected at this spot. EARLIER: A serious two-vehicle crash has closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway near Inks Lake. Th...
Nov 19, 2020
UPDATE: Missing woman found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this person has been found.
Nov 19, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
More pandemic protection needed for B.C. seniors as second COVID-19 wave hits: report
BURNABY, B.C. - An organization representing seniors-care providers in British Columbia has released new recommendations as a second wave of COVID-19 descends on the province. The BC Care Providers As...
Nov 19, 2020
Yet another daily record set with 762 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 10 more deaths
VICTORIA - In what has become a regular occurrence, B.C. has set another daily record for its COVID-19 case count. In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 762 new cases o...
Nov 18, 2020
Two found dead in Williams Lake home
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say the discovery of two people dead in a Williams Lake home has been deemed suspicious.At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 18), RCMP were called to a home in the 100-block of Mandar...
Nov 18, 2020
Kamloops man arrested inside 100 Mile House industrial compound
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A Kamloops man was arrested Tuesday (Nov. 17) after an early-morning confrontation at a 100 Mile House industrial property.In a release, 100 Mile House RCMP say officers were ca...
Nov 18, 2020
Single Shuswap arrest closes several RCMP investigations
EAGLE BAY, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap say a single arrest Monday (Nov. 16) helped officers solve a series of break-ins and nab a man wanted on outstanding warrants in one fell swoop. In a release, Sal...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. education minister wants to avoid school closures completely
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's education minister hopes the government will be able to avoid school closures under any scenario but he would defer to advice from public health officials should COVID-1...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. sets records with 717 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths
VICTORIA - Once again, B.C. has seen an elevation of its COVID-19 case count - and a grim spike in deaths. In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 717 cases of the virus wer...
Nov 17, 2020
RCMP coordinate arrest near Vernon after Shuswap crime spree
VERNON, B.C. - Police have arrested a man wanted on several charges after a co-ordinated effort involving three different RCMP detachments in the Shuswap and North Okanagan.Forty-three-year-old Christ...
Nov 17, 2020
