Author Archives: James Peters
CRIME STOPPERS: Crimes of the Week — March 30, 2020
KAMLOOPS - Here are the Kamloops Crime Stoppers crimes of the week for March 30, 2020. Crime of the week #1 Kamloops Crime Stoppers would like your help tracking down the three people who stole suitca...
Mar 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Total of 970 COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 48 per cent of patients now recovered
VICTORIA - Two more people have died in B.C. due to COVID-19, but nearly half of all patients have recovered. That was the latest information provided by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in ...
Mar 30, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
Contract breakthrough for B.C. teachers as union announces tentative deal
VANCOUVER - After nearly a year of gruelling negotiations, the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) says it has reached a tentative agreement with the province. The BCTF says it is recommending the deal, wh...
Mar 27, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing woman found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the woman reported missing March 26 has been found.
Mar 26, 2020
Province reports 66 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Province-wide positive cases of COVID-19 have jumped again, according to the daily remarks of B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Henry says 66 new cases were recorded as of Th...
Mar 26, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.
B.C. government announces new supports for renters, landlords
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced more measures to try to help support residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news conference Wednesday, Premier John Horgan announced up to...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to provide financial support to media organizations to keep journalists working and reporting on the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce...
Mar 25, 2020
Liberals rejig benefits for workers affected by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is repackaging two previously promised benefits for Canadians whose working lives are disrupted by COVID-19. Instead, the Liberals say there will now be one benefit to ...
Mar 25, 2020
BC SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Interior property
B.C. INTERIOR - The BC SPCA has seized a number of animals from a property in the B.C. Interior as part of a cruelty investigation. The organization says on its website that just as the COVID-19 pande...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Poor social distancing forces City of Kamloops to close Hillside Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says many people using Hillside Stadium have not been practising proper social distancing, and that can't continue.So, according to a news release from Mayor Ken Christ...
Mar 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
