Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. Green party says October fundraising shatters its previous records
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Green party says October has been the best fundraising month in its history, and there's still a week to go until the province goes to the polls. A statement from the p...
Oct 16, 2020
One injured in Lower Sahali shooting Friday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the area around Hospitality Inn "has been cleared for suspects and safety" after the morning shooting incident. Columbia Street has now been reopened to traffic hold-and-se...
Oct 16, 2020
RAW VIDEO: Shots fired on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here. UPDATE - 10:20 a.m.: Scores of RCMP members have their sights trained on the Hospitality Inn in Lower Sahali after the report of shots fired Friday m...
Oct 16, 2020
ELECTION ISSUES: Pandemic Response
KAMLOOPS - The election campaign is being shaped strongly by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular the steps the next government will take to help individual and businesses who may be struggling th...
Oct 15, 2020
B.C. records 142 new cases of COVID-19, including two in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has seen 142 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to provincial health officials. Those cases were found in a total of 9,016 tests, meaning the positivity rate is 1....
Oct 15, 2020
Mail-in ballot requests increase by 100-fold in B.C.; thousands requested in Kamloops
VICTORIA - Elections BC says the number of voters who requested mail-in ballots has increased by more than 100-fold.According to a news release, the agency has received requests for 710,000 mail-in ba...
Oct 15, 2020
RCMP investigate early morning murder in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are investigating a murder.According to a news release issued by RCMP Southeast District spokesman Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey, police were called to the report of a shooting...
Oct 15, 2020
Advance polling stations open for provincial vote
KAMLOOPS - Advance voting ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election begins Thursday (Oct. 15).There will be a total of seven days of early voting - though not at every advance polling location.All adva...
Oct 15, 2020
Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...
Oct 15, 2020
Three more COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 158 new cases province-wide
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say B.C. has recorded 158 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Oct. 14), including three more within Interior Health. The new cases swell the provincial total to 10,...
Oct 14, 2020
