Covid-19

Person tests positive for COVID-19 at UBC Okanagan
A case of COVID-19 has been identified at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus.…

Next week, Costco will require masks to enter store
Kamloops and Kelowna Costco locations will be tightening their face shield and mask restrictions starting…

Two Kamloops Home Hardware employees test positive for COVID-19
Two Home Hardware employees in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19. The first employee was…
Three new COVID-19 exposures confirmed at Kelowna schools
Interior Health has confirmed three new COVID-19 exposures at Central Okanagan schools. A single exposure…

Kamloops family frustrated war veteran locked away in care home because of pandemic
Alzheimer’s and time have faded Harold Houghton’s memories of his days in the British Merchant…

Kamloops, Okanagan search and rescue teams prepare for busy backcountry season
Search and Rescue crews operating in Kamloops and the Okanagan are preparing for a busy…

Penticton woman wants everyone to ring a bell this COVID-19 Christmas Eve
Penticton resident Lorrie Nelson hopes to spread some Christmas joy by making some seasonal noise…

UPDATE: COVID-19 case reported in two more Central Okanagan schools
Another case of COVID-19 has been reported in a Central Okanagan school, making it 11…

GAME ON: How and when hockey is returning to Kamloops, Okanagan rinks
From seven-year-olds just starting out to NHL draft picks, hundreds of hockey players in Kamloops…

COVID-19 cases surge by 27 in Interior Health region
While the focus on climbing COVID-19 cases in B.C. has been on the Lower Mainland…

Act now or face new COVID-19 restrictions: Interior Health
New orders restricting visiting and travelling in the Lower Mainland will come to the Interior…

Okanagan puppy sales, pet store supplies spike amid pandemic
Patty Edwards always had a waitlist for her aussie shepherd puppies, but that list has…

Three more cases of COVID-19 in Kelowna schools
Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in three different elementary schools in Kelowna. The…

Locals ‘encouraged’ to wear a mask even while outdoors in downtown Kamloops
The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association has taken a stance on personal protective equipment and…

COVID-19 infection rate in B.C. more than triple than at height of first wave
Back in the spring during the first wave, when fears abounded COVID-19 would rip through…