Author Archives: James Peters
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)
UPDATE: RCMP have given the all-clear after investigating reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs
HALIFAX - UPDATE: RCMP have given the all-clear after investigating reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs. The police say an extensive searched of the area found no evidence of gunfire. RCMP s...
Apr 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Trudeau unveils rent relief for small businesses hurt by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing significant rent relief for businesses that can't afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to...
Apr 24, 2020
Organizers cancel Ribfest due to COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - One of the most popular summer events in Kamloops is the latest casuality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ribfest has been cancelled by the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak.In making the announce...
Apr 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
After Wednesday spike, new COVID-19 cases in B.C. back down
VICTORIA - After a spike in new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, provincial health officials say the number of new cases was back down Thursday. In her daily briefing, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
Apr 23, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Government of BC
