Author Archives: James Peters
Provincial COVID-19 case count rises by 139, including three in Interior; three more deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - The province of B.C. is reporting 139 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 18), including three in Interior Health. In addition, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 40 'historic'...
Sep 18, 2020
Worksafe BC fines Cariboo sausage maker after accident injures employee
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - Worksafe BC has fined a Cariboo meat processor after a gruesome workplace accident. In a penalty summary, Worksafe says the fine comes after an inspection of Country Prime Meats i...
Sep 18, 2020
One in custody after tense police incident near Adams Lake
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say a tense police situation that unfolded in the area of Adams Lake Friday (Sept. 18) has come to an end.According to B.C. RCMP E-Division spokesman Cpl. Chris Manseau, Chase ...
Sep 18, 2020
Shuswap stabbing suspect arrested in Vernon-area park
VERNON, B.C. - An attempted murder suspect who has been on the run from the law has been arrested in Coldstream.RCMP say an observant off-duty police officer was travelling in the 800-block of Middlet...
Sep 18, 2020
VIDEO: Tour through a Kamloops elementary school in the 'new reality' of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Whether schools should have reopened this fall remains a point of much controversy and debate. Parents are greatly restricted from visiting schools so they might be curious how schools have...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops Food Bank hosting Fall Rotary Food Drive this weekend
KAMLOOPS - After a record-breaking spring food drive, the Kamloops Food Bank is hoping for the same level of community support for Saturday's (Sep. 19) event. The Fall Rotary Food Drive will have simi...
Sep 18, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Bloc leader Blanchet tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has tested positive for COVID-19, the party says. His wife said earlier this week she had tested positive. Blanchet was already in self-isolation ...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops firefighters among those heading to Oregon
KAMLOOPS - The province is sending more than 200 firefighters to help battle fires in Oregon. The Kamloops Fire Centre will be sending 47 personnel, including firefighters, initial attack crew members...
Sep 17, 2020
Province reports daily record 165 new COVID-19 cases; just four in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has set a dubious new daily record for its COVID-19 case count, with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reporting 165 new cases Thursday (Sept. 17), including two that are epid...
Sep 17, 2020
B.C. adds $660M in tax incentives to recovery plan
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is announcing $660 million in new tax incentives and outlining how it will spend another $1.5 billion for economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.The pl...
Sep 17, 2020
