Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases with 110 new cases; zero in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province has passed a dubious milestone with 110 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Oct. 8). Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. has now surpassed 10,000 total cases, with...
Oct 08, 2020
Three officers injured in confrontation with Kamloops domestic assault suspect: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops RCMP officers were injured during the arrest of a hatchet-wielding domestic assault suspect earlier this week. The update came as part of a news release noting six RCMP offic...
Oct 08, 2020
Merritt retirement home's bus stolen and recovered, but suspect still on the loose
MERRITT, B.C. - A bus stolen from a retirement home in Merritt has been recovered, but RCMP are still looking for the person who took it.According to a social media post from The Florentine, the bus w...
Oct 08, 2020
RCMP seek suspect after brazen Sahali bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect after a Sahali bank was robbed Wednesday (Oct. 7).According to a news release, the robbery took place at the TD Bank on Notre Dame Drive.At about 4:0...
Oct 08, 2020
Cancer patients hopes B.C. government comes through on latest promise for clinic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Holly Dixon is heading back to Kelowna for surgery. The 32-year-old Kamloops resident has cervical cancer and has had her fair share of trips south for cancer treatment, sometimes five days...
Oct 07, 2020
B.C. sees 115 new COVID-19 cases; only one in Interior
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 115 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Wednesday, though just one of them is within Interior Health. B.C. will likely eclipse the 10,000 case mark Thurs...
Oct 07, 2020
RCMP use Taser to arrest hatchet-wielding suspect after wild pursuit through Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a wanted man who wielded a hatchet at officers before being jolted by a Taser early Wednesday morning has been arrested.In a release, Staff Sgt. Mat Van Laer says the even...
Oct 07, 2020
Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19. In a report this morning, the parliamen...
Oct 07, 2020
Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren't easily recycled and already have more environmentally friendly alternatives will be the first to go under...
Oct 07, 2020
KAPA calls for better monitoring of old Ajax mine site after report finds water contamination increase
KAMLOOPS - Several community groups are asking the Ministry of Environment for improved monitoring around the old Ajax mine site with a new report citing contamination in Peterson Creek. The report - ...
Oct 06, 2020
