Author Archives: James Peters

Weekend rains not expected to bring flood conditions around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The province says the soaking received in the B.C. Interior over the weekend will start to come through the major rivers in Kamloops today and tomorrow.According to the B.C. River Forecast ...
James Peters Jun 15, 2020

Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown
OTTAWA - The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll detail later this ...
James Peters Jun 15, 2020

UPDATE: Missing Mission man found
MISSION, B.C. - UPDATE: The man reported missing earlier Monday (June 15) has been found, according to RCMP.
James Peters Jun 15, 2020

Sixteen new COVID-19 cases Friday, including first new case in Interior since May 28
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in more than two weeks, a new COVID-19 case has popped up within Interior Health. According to the latest report from B.C. Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, there w...
James Peters Jun 12, 2020

More than one in four students went to school in District 73 last week: report
KAMLOOPS - A new Kamloops-Thompson School District report says more than one-quarter of all students in the district attended school in person at least once last week.Last week marked the return of in...
James Peters Jun 12, 2020

Mayor recommends memorial for Snowbird captain in newly-created park near Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - It has been four weeks since Capt. Jennifer Casey died in Brocklehurst, and the City of Kamloops is now beginning to work on a memorial for her.Casey died May 17 when she ejected from a Can...
James Peters Jun 12, 2020

Air travellers to be checked for fevers at Canadian airports: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says air travellers will need to have their temperatures checked before they're allowed to board planes. The measure is meant to keep COVID-19 from spreading as ...
James Peters Jun 12, 2020

Local Mountie helped rescue elderly woman from North Shore house fire Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one of their officers was instrumental in ensuring no one was injured in a North Shore house fire yesterday.The fire, at a home on 13th Street and Lethbridge Avenue, broke...
James Peters Jun 11, 2020

Politicians urged to collaborate on pandemic benefit for disabled Canadians
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are being urged to work together to help Canadians with disabilities weather the COVID-19 crisis. This after opposition parties refused Wednesday to give the unanimous con...
James Peters Jun 11, 2020

Calls to defund the police heard, debated in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cries of "defund the police" have been heard at Black Lives Matters rallies across the world as people protest racism and the use of extreme force by police officers. TRU constitutional law...
James Peters Jun 10, 2020

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