Author Archives: James Peters
Workers at risk of COVID-19 exposure top of mind during National Day of Mourning
KAMLOOPS - Honouring those who lost their lives on the job, or became ill due to their profession will be different this year in Kamloops. Usually, a memorial ceremony is held in the city's downtown. ...
Apr 28, 2020 A wreath placed beside a memorial outside Kamloops City Hall. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Flood warnings downgraded to watches in Cariboo, Chilcotin
VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BC RFC) has downgraded flood warnings in place for the Cariboo and Chilcotin regions as the rate of snowmelt has eased in the area.Both regions are now subje...
Apr 28, 2020 Cache Creek on Apr. 21 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
VIDEO: Kamloops first responders help make girl's birthday parade extra special
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops girl got a special surprise for her 11th birthday party Monday (Apr. 27).With COVID-19 physical distancing, young Kait Beresh wasn't able to have a normal party, so friends organ...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Ejay Beresh
Plans to ease restrictions being made cautiously: Henry
VICTORIA - B.C.'s provincial health officer says plans are being made to ease restrictions as the rate of new COVID-19 infections slows. But Dr. Bonnie Henry says officials are taking their time to en...
Apr 27, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Government of BC
Would you send your child to school and/or daycare if they re-open before the end of June?
Apr 27, 2020
Parents left to mourn after infant boy killed in crash near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - An infant boy was killed in a crash east of Merritt Saturday.According to a news release from E-Division Traffic Services Media Relations Officer Cpl. Mike Halskov, the crash happened ...
Apr 27, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:26 a.m. on April 27, 2020: There are 47,346 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,107 confirmed (inc...
Apr 27, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Nearly 10,000 businesses apply for wage subsidy in first hours, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says nearly 10,000 businesses have applied for the federal government's wage-subsidy program to help them deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency measure ...
Apr 27, 2020
Province reports 29 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths since Thursday
VICTORIA - New figures from the province show 29 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province over the past 24 hours, and four new deaths. According to a joint news release from Health Minister Adri...
Apr 24, 2020 File Photo of Dr. Bonnie Henry. Provincial health officials did not hold a news conference Friday (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)
Man found dead in vehicle just east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say they are investigating a sudden death discovered just outside Kamloops Friday morning (Apr. 24). According to a news release from RCMP Southeast District media spokesman Cpl. Jesse...
Apr 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
