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Covid-19
BC cashier awarded $40,000 after being fired for self-isolating during pandemic
A BC grocery store that fired a cashier because she self-isolated due to having COVID-19…
Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
Health Canada says expired COVID tests in BC are still good
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests that expired this spring can still be used to accurately detect…
COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC
BC residents now have access to spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters to protect themselves from the…
Vernon’s O’Keefe Ranch hoping for $30,000 cash infusion from city
Historic O'Keefe Ranch could receive $30,000 from the City of Vernon as the operation struggles…
Organizer of anti-COVID rallies in Kelowna says injunction efforts violate his Charter rights
It has been months since the City of Kelowna filed for an injunction to stop…
BC health officials urge vaccination not masks as COVID cases increase
COVID-19 is on a resurgence around the world and some jurisdictions have brought back mask…
Anti-vax Interior Health nurse loses fight with union
An anti-vax Interior Health nurse has lost a legal challenge against her union after she…
BC COVID denier guilty of assault for coughing in face of grocery store clerk
A BC woman who coughed in the face of a supermarket employee after being told…
Kelowna antivaxer sues reporters, publishers claiming defamation
A Kelowna man filmed unleashing a racist tirade against a Sikh security guard two years…
Should masks be back-to-school wear in BC?
School might be out for summer but COVID-19 isn’t taking a break in B.C., according…
BC anti-vaxxer loses case against exclusive club with $65K joining fee
An anti-vaxxer has lost a legal challenge against an exclusive Vancouver club that charges a…
Union loses fight after unvaccinated Kelowna elevator worker sent home
An elevator repair worker whose union went to bat for him after he was sent…
JONESIE: The Ballad of Billie-Jo Bennett and other Kelowna stories
OPINION Now and again there comes a story that perfectly encapsulates a time and place.…
BC churches, pastors, lose appeal over COVID tickets
A BC court has thrown out an appeal by two churches and four pastors, in…
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis…
Kelowna anti-vax pastor loses appeal over church service fine
A Kelowna pastor who was fined $2,300 for holding a church service during lockdown has…
Lytton doctor suspended for promoting ‘vaccine hesitancy’ suing Interior Health
Lytton Dr. Charles Douglas Hoffe started questioning the safety of COVID vaccines shortly after they…
Anti-vax Interior Health nurses lose fight with union
A group of anti-vax Interior Health nurses who accused their union of discrimination after being…
Anti-masker loses case after being refused entry to Fabricland
An anti-masker who was denied access to Fabricland and accused the store of "discrimination" saying…
Man charged with assaulting Vernon anti-vaxx counter protester
A man in his early 50s has been charged with assaulting a COVID-19 counter-protester in…
TIMELINE: How COVID changed our lives over the past three years
The COVID-19 pandemic has now passed the three year mark. It was on Jan 21,…
B.C. anti-vax teacher suspended for disrupting vaccine clinic
An anti-vax teacher has been suspended for 12 days after he went into a tirade…
B.C. massage therapist suspended for ‘lengthy’ anti-vax email
A Vancouver massage therapist has been suspended for two days and ordered to pay $500…