Author Archives: James Peters
Four arrested after shot fired in Knutsford, stolen car chased through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Four people are in custody after a police pursuit through Kamloops Sunday (Nov. 8).According to a Kamloops RCMP news release, it began with a report of a shot fired at a home in Knutsford. ...
Nov 08, 2020
COVID-19's fall resurgence reaches new daily case highs in Quebec, Ontario
The fall resurgence of COVID-19 is again smashing daily infection records in Quebec and Ontario while devastating outbreaks at two Winnipeg long-term care homes has sparked an investigation. Quebec is...
Nov 08, 2020
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle
Alex Trebek, the Canadian-born "Jeopardy!" host who brought his warm demeanour and sharp wit to the quiz show and became a daily presence in living rooms around the world for more than three decades, ...
Nov 08, 2020
Merritt residents invited to name their neighbourhoods
MERRITT, B.C. - City of Merritt officials are giving residents an opportunity to name their own neighbourhoods.The community is reviewing and revising its Official Community Plan, the document that gu...
Nov 08, 2020
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek dies
LOS ANGELES - After a nearly two-year battle with cancer, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died Sunday (Nov. 8).According to a social media post from the show, Trebek died peacefully at his home Sunday morn...
Nov 08, 2020
Week in Review — Week of November 2, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, a COVID-19 outbreak hits the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower construction project.Family members call for eased restrictions on long-term care visitation....
Nov 08, 2020
Biden promotes unity, turns to business of transition
WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to "let this grim era of demonization in America begin to ...
Nov 07, 2020
B.C. hits second straight daily record with 589 new COVID-19 cases, 24 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The transmission of COVID-19 in B.C. has hit an eye-popping new high. According to a news release from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, the daily case count hit 589 in B.C. Frida...
Nov 06, 2020
Elections BC mail-in ballot counting has Kamloops-area vote totals moving
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. began counting mail-in and absentee ballots Friday (Nov. 6), meaning voters in a pair of Kamloops-area ridings will get a better idea of who their MLAs will be.Both Kamloops-...
Nov 06, 2020
After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today
PHILADELPHIA - His back against the wall, a frustrated Donald Trump is lashing out, spinning an elaborate conspiracy theory as he tries to maintain his grasp on the presidency. Convinced that Democrat...
Nov 06, 2020
