Author Archives: James Peters
COVID-19 case count swells by 1,130 in B.C.; Kamloops count was 29 in October
VICTORIA - B.C. recorded 1,130 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days, including a daily high 594 new cases Thursday (Nov. 12). Thirty-four of the new cases reported by Provincial Health Officer...
Nov 12, 2020
CP Rail begins 2.5-kilometre track build through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - CP Rail says it has begun exploratory work ahead of laying more than 2.5 kilometres of new track through Kamloops.According to an update to the rail company's website, the company has begun...
Nov 12, 2020
Spike belt helps nab dangerous driver after Trans Canada tour through Shuswap
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An early morning spike belt deployment helped put an end to a run from police near Revelstoke Monday (Nov. 9). According to an RCMP news release, a member of the public phoned Chase...
Nov 12, 2020
Snow, wind will make travel dicey in the B.C. Interior Friday
KAMLOOPS - Snowfall will make its return to the Kamloops area beginning this afternoon.Environment Canada's Armel Castellan says flurries are forecast for Kamloops today, and we may see a few centimet...
Nov 12, 2020
Federal funding helping SD73 keep students and staff safe during the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Thanks to about $5 million in federal funding, the Kamloops-Thompson School District has been able to make some critical investments to protect students and staff from COVID-19. Last month,...
Nov 12, 2020
RAW VIDEO: Bobcat pays late night visit to downtown Kamloops chiropractor
KAMLOOPS - A couple of weeks after a wild cat strolled through the Kamloops North Shore, another one was spotted in the downtown core early Thursday (Nov. 12) - and this one was moving with more purpo...
Nov 12, 2020
Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and po...
Nov 12, 2020
B.C. records 525 new COVID-19 cases, active cases eclipse 5,000
VICTORIA - For the first time, there are more than 5,000 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. The information is contained in Tuesday's (Nov. 10) update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. He...
Nov 10, 2020
B.C. records 998 new COVID-19 cases over two days; 28 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials reported 998 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days, including 28 within Interior Health. In an update Monday (Nov. 9), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Nov 9, 2020
Snow already falling in Cariboo, expected to arrive in Kamloops soon
KAMLOOPS - Snow is on its way to the Kamloops area Monday afternoon (Nov. 9).Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist notes a snowfall warning was put in place for the North Thompson and Cariboo regions ea...
Nov 9, 2020
