Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops MLAs Stone, Milobar pull down key positions in B.C. Liberal shadow cabinet
KAMLOOPS - The two Kamloops MLAs returning to Victoria after October's provincial election will have increased responsibilities in the opposition benches. Interim B.C. Liberal Leader Shirley Bond anno...
Nov 30, 2020
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say Samantha Pompura has been found safe.
Nov 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
GINTA: Let’s be the village that gathers around Riel and his family
IT'S PAST 5:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY and the ambulance that has been parked in front of the Superstore for the entire day collecting food and toy donations has yet to leave. A few more people trickle out a...
Nov 30, 2020
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020
COVID-19 surge continues in B.C. with 911 new cases Friday, 11 more deaths
VICTORIA - The surge in COVID-19 cases seen throughout North America is being mirrored in B.C. In a news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed the province has found a daily ...
Nov 27, 2020
Chinook's strong winds topple tree onto Aberdeen home
KAMLOOPS - Strong wind gusts early Friday (Nov. 27) toppled a tall tree onto a home in Aberdeen. No one was injured when the tree came down atop 919 Heatherton Court in the Gloaming Ridge subdivision....
Nov 27, 2020
Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being warned that they need to provide a detailed plan on navigating the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in a key spending document next week. ...
Nov 27, 2020
Horgan's new cabinet unveiled
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan's new cabinet was sworn in Thursday afternoon (Nov. 26). The executive council includes a mix of new and familiar faces. Adrian Dix retains the health portfolio, David E...
Nov 26, 2020
Interior Health monitoring community COVID-19 cluster in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke is showing a concerning increase. In a news release, IH says there have been 22 new cases of the virus in Revelst...
Nov 26, 2020
Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the Health Canada review is most advanced f...
Nov 26, 2020
