Author Archives: James Peters
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
Premier says B.C. WHL rinks could help NHL finish its season
VICTORIA - Could we see NHL hockey at Sandman Centre before long? That seemingly absurd notion is not out of the question, according to Premier John Horgan.During his media availability Wednesday (May...
May 13, 2020
B.C. COVID-19 state of emergency extended
VICTORIA - B.C.'s state of emergency over COVID-19 has been extended by two weeks for the fourth time.Premier John Horgan announced the extension at his regular weekly briefing Wednesday (May 13).The ...
May 13, 2020
Shuswap officials ask tourists to consider staying home this long weekend
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Anyone planning to spend the long weekend with a road trip to Shuswap Lake or other areas in the Columbia Shuswap, is being encouraged to stay home.Columbia Shuswap Regional Distric...
May 13, 2020
Only seven new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 78 per cent of all cases now recovered
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials have reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in exactly two months. In her daily briefing, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported seven new...
May 12, 2020
100 Mile House mayor confident tree-planters will follow strict pandemic-related rules
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Millions of trees are planted in the B.C. Interior every year, but the business model has never been built to be pandemic-friendly.Private companies contracted by the B.C. Minis...
May 12, 2020
Contractor plans to have Highway 5A at Stump Lake passable before the weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - The contractor in charge of maintaining Highway 5A says crews hope to have traffic flowing through the Stump Lake area later this week.High water has submerged the road surface in thre...
May 12, 2020
Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says Canada will need stronger screening measures to deal with an anticipated increase in the number of people entering the country from the United States. But the prime mi...
May 12, 2020
