Author Archives: James Peters
City of Kamloops closes hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms; public facilities to remain open
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it's ramping up measures to address the COVID-19 global pandemic. In a notice on its website, the City says it's working to keep residents informed of steps being ...
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Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society cancels weekend Holi celebration
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of a Hindu celebration planned for Riverside Park this weekend have decided to cancel in light of the COVID-19 spread. In a news release, Kamloops Hindu Cultural Society Presiden...
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CHARBONNEAU: Coronavirus gives the virus family a bad name
MOST VIRUSES AND BENIGN and some are even lifesaving. Only a few cause panic and fear.We are literally immersed in viruses. A UBC professor has discovered that billions of them rain down on us daily. ...
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B.C. advises against all non-essential travel outside of Canada
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are advising against all non-essential travel outside of Canada including to the United States. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says anyone w...
Mar 12, 2020
Sprott Shaw College cancels public events, including graduations, amid COVID-19 risks
KAMLOOPS - Sprott Shaw College is taking precautionary steps to limit the risk of COVID-19 - including cancelling events at the Kamloops campus. Sprott Shaw president Victor Tesan says all public even...
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NHL suspends season due to COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended its season immediately due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league made the announcement Thursday afternoon.The NHL advised all its clubs earlier in the day not to conduct...
Mar 12, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. The Prime Minis...
Mar 12, 2020 Image Credit: Canadian Press
TV shoot looking for Kamloops-area extras
KAMLOOPS - Yet another major Hollywood production will be taking place in the Kamloops area shortly - and it's looking for locals who want to be extras. Van Helsing Season 5 will be filming at Tranqui...
Mar 11, 2020 Image Credit: NBCUniversal
WHO declares COVID-19 crisis is now a pandemic
ROME - Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who hea...
Mar 11, 2020
UPDATE: Missing man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP says the man reported missing March 10 has been found.
Mar 10, 2020
