Author Archives: James Peters
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
Kamloops fitness studios, gymnastics club adjusting to new orders that shut down in-person activities
KAMLOOPS - Jenni Manninen is leading a class at Barre Kamloops, but it's virtual. It's the only option for the studio after the latest B.C. health orders that shut down all in-person fitness classes. ...
Nov 25, 2020
After more than three decades, Santa's Kamloops helper retires
KAMLOOPS - If you have lived in the Kamloops area over the past few decades and have written a letter to Santa, odds are you have received a response from Izzy McQueen. "They called me Mrs. Claus, I s...
Nov 25, 2020
Woman charged after child slammed with watermelon near Adams Lake
CHASE, B.C. - An Alberta woman has been charged with assault after a summertime incident when a child was hit over the head with a watermelon. According to Chase RCMP, the incident happened August 16 ...
Nov 25, 2020
Chase couple defrauded out of $3,000 over the phone
CHASE, B.C. - A Chase couple has been duped out of thousands of dollars after falling victim to the so-called 'Emergency Scam'. Chase RCMP say officers were called by a local woman Tuesday (Nov. 24). ...
Nov 25, 2020
Province records 738 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 70 in Interior; 13 more deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a deadly day in B.C.'s fight against COVID-19. In her Wednesday (Nov. 25) news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 13 more deaths due to the virus, b...
Nov 25, 2020
With seven more in October, Kamloops sets new annual record for overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has set a new record for overdose deaths in a year.In new data released Wednesday (Nov. 25), the B.C. Coroners Service says Kamloops recorded seven more deaths due to drug toxicity...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. Liberals name legislator Shirley Bond as interim party leader
VICTORIA - Longtime legislature member Shirley Bond will serve as the B.C. Liberal party's interim leader after Andrew Wilkinson's resignation on Saturday. Bond has been a member of the legislature si...
Nov 23, 2020
Do you think Dr. Bonnie Henry's expanded regulations regarding COVID-19 are too weak, just right, or too strong?
Nov 23, 2020 Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on November 19, 2020 (Image Credit: BC Gov / Flickr)
