Author Archives: James Peters

PETERS: No, the cure for COVID-19 is not worse than the disease
DR. BONNIE HENRY HAS SPENT about nine months in the middle of an impossible struggle.On the one side, she is being tugged by those who believe her actions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic have not gone f...
James Peters Nov 20, 2020

VIDEO: IIO to probe violent RCMP takedown in Williams Lake after witness video goes viral
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has launched a probe into the violent arrest of a suspected dangerous driver in Williams Lake.On October 25, a man was reported driving dangerous...
James Peters Nov 20, 2020

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...
James Peters Nov 19, 2020

UPDATE: Missing woman found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this person has been found.
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters Nov 18, 2020

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