Author Archives: James Peters
RCMP coordinate arrest near Vernon after Shuswap crime spree
VERNON, B.C. - Police have arrested a man wanted on several charges after a co-ordinated effort involving three different RCMP detachments in the Shuswap and North Okanagan.Forty-three-year-old Christ...
Nov 17, 2020
Info commissioner slams RCMP, Liberals on rampant access-to-information failures
OTTAWA - The federal information commissioner is blasting Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and the RCMP for what she suggests is a complete disregard for transparency and accountability. The assessme...
Nov 17, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor resists instituting fines and making masks mandatory
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is not in favour of instituting fines for people who don't follow the rules for wearing masks or maintaining physical distancing rules. Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Nov 16, 2020
Nearly 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 found in B.C. over three days; 87 within Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C.'s COVID-19 spread has reached its highest levels, with nearly 2,000 new cases reported over the weekend. In her Monday (Nov. 16) update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry repo...
Nov 16, 2020
Will you do more online shopping this holiday season because of the pandemic?
Nov 16, 2020 Image Credit: Nitsuki / Dreamstime.com
Employee at Valleyview Domino's Pizza tests positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Domino's Pizza has confirmed one of the employees at its Valleyview location in Kamloops has tested positive for COVID-19. In an email to CFJC Today, Domino's Vice President of Marketing an...
Nov 16, 2020
Two dogs killed by South Cariboo RCMP after attack on Forest Grove farm
FOREST GROVE, B.C. - RCMP are trying to find the owner of a pair of dogs who terrorized a farm in the South Cariboo Sunday (Nov. 15).According to an RCMP news release, police were called to the proper...
Nov 16, 2020
COVID-19 exposure on Calgary-to-Kamloops Westjet flight
KAMLOOPS - The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising Kamloops residents about a COVID-19 exposure on a flight to the city. The exposure took place on Westjet Flight 3111 from Calgary to Ka...
Nov 16, 2020
One dead, three injured in Okanagan Connector crash Saturday
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP say poor road conditions may have contributed to a crash that claimed one life east of the city Saturday (Nov. 14). According to an RCMP news release, the collision took p...
Nov 16, 2020
COVID-19 confirmed in member of NorKam Secondary community
KAMLOOPS - NorKam Secondary School has informed parents that a member of the school community has tested positive for COVID-19. A letter sent to parents Saturday (Nov. 14) by Principal Jonathan Brady ...
Nov 15, 2020
