Covid-19
609 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 92 in Interior Health region
There are nearly 4,500 active COVID-19 cases in B.C. as transmission continues across the province.…
West Kelowna joins growing list of Interior cities requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19
Staff working for the City of West Kelowna have to show proof of vaccination by…
Daily COVID case numbers drop below 100 in Interior Health
There were 83 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in the…
Why 1/3 of new COVID cases are in people who are fully vaccinated
Provincial health authorities have made a big deal out of the fact that the vast…
Kelowna has fastest recovering airport in Canada
Kelowna’s airport has recovered faster from the COVID-19 shutdown than any other airport in Canada.…
Non-urgent surgery delays in Interior Health due to high COVID numbers, unvaccinated health workers
Some non-urgent surgeries will be postponed in the Interior Health region as early as this…
All B.C. residents will be able to get COVID booster shots
With almost 90% of B.C. residents now being fully vaccinated, people can now start getting…
One-third of unvaccinated B.C. health workers in Interior Health as deadline arrives
Today is the deadline for health-care workers in B.C. to have at least one dose…
Penticton latest to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff, politicians
The City of Penticton has joined a growing number of municipal governments and will be…
As vaccination deadline looms, could more Kamloops, Okanagan care homes close?
Last week’s announcement that the Pine Acres Home, a long term care facility on Westbank…
254 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in Interior Health over 3 days
In the last three days, Interior Health has reported 254 new COVID-19 cases and six…
Columbia-Shuswap regional district developing vaccination policy for staff, directors
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District staff are bringing a policy to the board next month to implement…
8 recent Kelowna, Kamloops flights carry passengers with COVID-19
In the last two weeks, eight Kelowna and Kamloops flights have carried passengers with COVID-19.…
3 more COVID deaths in Interior Health but daily case count drops
There were 13 more COVID-19 deaths in B.C. in the last 24 hours with three…
JONESIE: In defence of reporting from unnamed sources
OPINION It’s always a risk as a journalist using information provided by unnamed sources. It’s…