Author Archives: James Peters
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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 7, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2020
UPDATE: Power restored to east Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: Nearly 4,000 BC Hydro customers lost power in east Kamloops Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to BC Hydro's website, the outage en...
Nov 5, 2020
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...
Nov 5, 2020
