Author Archives: James Peters
Twenty-four more deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19; 640 new cases
VICTORIA - It has been another deadly day in B.C.'s battle against COVID-19. According to a news release from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Wednesday (Dec. 16), 24 more people have died f...
Dec 16, 2020
Crash slows traffic along Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - There was a fiery crash along the Coquihalla highway near the Lac Le Jeune turnoff this morning (Dec. 16). Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) was called out after a truck's axle broke away, cro...
Dec 16, 2020
Kamloops council to Trudeau government: deem overdose crisis a national public health emergency
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will put pen to paper and formally request that the federal government declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency. Councillors Dale Bass, Sadie Hun...
Dec 15, 2020
New B.C. COVID-19 case count down to 522 — but 21 more people have died from the virus
VICTORIA - The province has recorded 522 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Dec. 15), the lowest total in weeks. In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 56 of those cases were f...
Dec 15, 2020
Sixty COVID-19 cases linked to community cluster at Big White
BIG WHITE, B.C. - Sixty cases of COVID-19 have been connected to Big White Mountain.Interior Health (IH) has announced a cluster linked to the popular ski area east of Kelowna."Our investigation revea...
Dec 15, 2020
Kamloops woman scammed out of $12,000 in intricate phone fraud
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a Kamloops woman has been bilked out of $12,000 in an elaborate phone scam. According to a news release from Sgt. Darren Michels, the woman phoned the local detachment on Monday (D...
Dec 15, 2020
Winter storm warning issued for Hope-to-Merritt stretch of Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers are asked to take extra care on the Coquihalla Tuesday (Dec. 15) as a winter storm warning is in effect for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the highway. Environment Canada says ...
Dec 15, 2020
Kamloops-to-Vancouver flight added to COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops flight has been added to the COVID-19 exposure list. The exposure happened on an Air Canada Jazz flight (#8195) from Kamloops to Vancouver one week ago, December 8. According to ...
Dec 15, 2020
Will you follow provincial health orders limiting the size of holiday gatherings?
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US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 300,000 Monday just as the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots in a monumental campaign to conquer the outbreak. The number of dead rivals the popul...
Dec 14, 2020
