Author Archives: James Peters

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has filled the role of chief medical health officer. Dr. Albert de Villiers is now one week into the job. Having previously worked out of Grande Prairie as the lead medical ...

KAMLOOPS - As B.C. families prepare to send their children back to school during a global pandemic, the province is providing teachers with a few extra days to prepare. The Ministry of Education annou...

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the province will hire up to 500 new contact tracers to help keep British Columbians safe from COVID-19."Some of these positions will help support public health in ...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP now say this individual is no longer considered missing.

SALMON ARM, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a large algal bloom that has filled most of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake is being monitored by several agencies.The health authority said the bloom was f...

VICTORIA - B.C.'s minister of education says students will return to schools on September 10.In a news release, Rob Fleming says the first week of school will see a gradual restart as staff and studen...

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8.Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms later...

KELOWNA - Updated: Kelowna RCMP say the 14-year-old female who was reporting missing today (Aug. 10) has been found safe. Police say this was due to the keen eye of concerned citizens in a neighbourin...