Author Archives: James Peters
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
Who do you think performed best in the provincial leaders debate?
Oct 14, 2020
Horgan attempts to clarify 'I don't see colour' debate answer with Twitter post
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan is trying to clarify an answer he gave on white privilege during Tuesday night's leaders debate in the B.C. election.In a statement issued on Twitter, Horgan says he...
Oct 14, 2020
Positive COVID-19 test in Merritt School District
MERRITT - School District 58 reports a school community member in Merritt has tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter sent to families this week, Superintendent Stephen McNiven says this person is s...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...
Oct 14, 2020
