Author Archives: James Peters

Power outage leaves hundreds in the dark near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: A power outage hit an area of the Shuswap Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to the BC Hydro website, the outage encompasse...
James Peters Nov 05, 2020

American citizens living in Kamloops keeping close eye on tight election
KAMLOOPS - It was a nail-biting election night in the United States Tuesday (Nov. 3) and the count is not yet finished. Prior to election night, polls indicated former Vice President Joe Biden would w...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

B.C. records 335 new COVID-19 cases; Merritt Tim Horton's outbreak declared over
VICTORIA - The province's health ministry is reporting 335 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Nov. 4), including 15 cases within Interior Health. That brings the B.C. case count to 16,135 since the pand...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

No foul play in Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan's death: coroner
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Coroner's Report into the subject of a highly public search in Kamloops confirms there was no foul play in the woman's death.Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan, 62, was reported missin...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Workers at RIH Patient Care Tower asked not to enter hospital after positive COVID cases
KAMLOOPS - Following positive COVID-19 tests for a group of workers during construction of the Patient Care Tower, Interior Health is asking any workers who remain on site to avoid entering Royal Inla...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

UPDATE: Missing man found safe and healthy
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this missing person has been located safe and healthy.
James Peters Nov 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Close U.S. election shows power of individual vote, Americans in Canada say
TORONTO - The closely contested U.S. election has brought home the power of the individual voter for Americans in Canada who hail from the handful of toss-up states that will decide who occupies the W...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Kamloops' record building year pushed higher by $19 million October
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector's record year pushed even higher in October. New totals released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $19.1 million in construction act...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON - The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states - Wisco...
James Peters Nov 04, 2020

Noble Creek farmers convince City of Kamloops to rethink $14 million irrigation upgrade
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is going back to the drawing board in regards to a new irrigation system for close to 50 farmers in Noble Creek. Farmers who appeared at Tuesday's (Nov. 3) regular cou...
James Peters Nov 03, 2020

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