Author Archives: James Peters
New COVID-19 cases steady, but two new outbreaks and five more deaths recorded in B.C. Friday
VICTORIA - New COVID-19 test positive cases remain steadily low in B.C., but there are concerning new developments in the province's fight against the virus. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
May 15, 2020
SOUND OFF: Collaboration key to stopping COVID-19, restarting B.C.'s economy
PEOPLE ALL ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA have stepped up and made changes to their daily lives to stop the spread of COVID-19. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone who has followed the physica...
May 15, 2020
Gyms and fitness studios allowed to reopen Tuesday economy begins to reopen in Kamloops
KELOWNA - Yoga studios, fitness centres and gyms will be eligible to reopen Tuesday as Phase Two of the B.C. government's Restart Plan begins. Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer is lifting...
May 15, 2020
Stankoven loses out on WHL rookie of the year award
KAMLOOPS - Despite a stellar rookie season with his hometown Blazers, Logan Stankoven lost out on the Western Hockey League's rookie of the year award on Friday. Stankoven's 29 goals and 19 assists wa...
May 15, 2020
B.C. minister 'cannot remain silent' about increasing anti-Asian hate crimes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister responsible for multiculturalism says she can no longer remain silent about the rising number of hate crimes toward people of Asian heritage during the COVID-19 ...
May 15, 2020
Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the fir...
May 15, 2020
SOUND OFF: Child abuse reporting on the decline
AS THE COVID-19 HEALTH PANDEMIC has swept across the world, every community in our province has been faced with making radical changes to ensure health and safety for all. This has resulted in many ch...
May 14, 2020
Pandemic reduces ICBC's claim costs, but crashes investments, says Eby
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic has sideswiped British Columbia's public vehicle insurer, but the attorney general says it's too soon to assess the potential damage.David Eby, who is also the ministe...
May 14, 2020
B.C. Coroners Service confirms woman was killed in Highway 5 crash Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that a crash on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday (May 13) was fatal.Just before 4:00 p.m., first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Hal...
May 14, 2020
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
