Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. sets new single-day record with 139 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
VICTORIA - B.C. has set a new record for its daily COVID-19 case count. In a news conference Thursday (Sept. 10), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 139 new recorded cases in the pro...
Sep 10, 2020
B.C. report projects economic decline of 6.7 per cent, deficit near $13 billion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's financial outlook is being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the provincial government says a partial recovery is on the horizon next year. A Finance Ministry report...
Sep 10, 2020
Milobar, Kyllo among MLAs getting new critic roles for opposition B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - A number of Interior MLAs have new critic portfolios Thursday (Sept. 10) as B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson shuffled his shadow cabinet.Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar moves ...
Sep 10, 2020
A look at how one of the largest schools in Kamloops will bring students back to class
KAMLOOPS - Weeks of preparation work will be put to use Thursday (Sept. 10) at Valleyview Secondary as students return for a new school year. "The logistics that have gone into the start-up this year ...
Sep 09, 2020
Professors, students navigating start of online learning at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Tom Friedman's dining room has turned into his classroom. The TRU English professor is adjusting to life teaching online. "I did a couple weeks of online at the end of the winter semester, ...
Sep 09, 2020
An even 100 COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. Wednesday, just two in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - The province is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Sept. 9), though just two were found in the Interior Health area. According to a news release from the provincial health minis...
Sep 09, 2020
Police watchdog to investigate whether Lytton traffic stop led to man's death
LYTTON, B.C. - The Independent Investigation Office (IIO) is looking into a traffic stop near Lytton after the subject of the stop ended up dead in the Fraser River.According to a news release issued ...
Sep 09, 2020
Three charged in Shuswap stabbing, two still at large
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The B.C. Prosecution Service has charged three men in connection with a stabbing last month in the Shuswap, and two of them are still on the loose.According to Salmon Arm RCMP, the ...
Sep 09, 2020
B.C.'s fall pandemic response plan includes more testing, tracing and flu shots
VICTORIA - British Columbia's fall and winter pandemic battle plan involves ramping up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two million flu shots. Health Ministry offi...
Sep 09, 2020
Province closes nightclubs, banquet halls after recording 429 new cases of COVID-19 over four days
VICTORIA - Provincial officials are closing nightclubs and stand-alone banquet halls as COVID-19 transmission among young people continues to skyrocket in B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Sep 08, 2020
