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High number of students with mask ‘exemptions’ force North Okanagan school closure
Armstrong Elementary School will be closed for two days due to staff shortages after a…
COVID outbreaks declared in three more care homes in Interior Health
COVID outbreaks have been declared at three more long-term care facilities in the Interior Health…
Interior Health opening more clinics for COVID booster program
Interior Health is expanding COVID-19 immunization clinic capacity with new clinics across the region. This…
Record 534 new COVID cases in Interior Health
The Interior Health region recorded it’s highest number of COVID cases in a 24-hour period…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna child with cancer has to leave Ronald McDonald house because parents refused vaccine
A child with leukemia may be forced to leave the Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver…
COVID outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital
A COVID-19 outbreak was declared on a ward at Kelowna General Hospital yesterday. Interior Health…
318 new COVID cases in Interior Health region
There have been 318 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in…
High daily COVID case counts expected to continue in B.C. for next few weeks
While the daily count of COVID-19 cases has eased a bit from the peak at…
iN VIDEO: Anti-maskers arrested, fined at Kamloops Superstore
A group of anti-maskers was kicked out of a Kamloops grocery store last night and…
1,393 new COVID cases in Interior Health over weekend
Daily COVID case counts for B.C. dropped over the weekend but the Interior Health region…
Thompson-Okanagan cities brace for potential Omicron impact
Kamloops and the three biggest cities in the Okanagan are preparing for the event that…
COVID-19 rapid tests unavailable in Kelowna, West Kelowna
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are currently unavailable at Interior Health collection centres in Kelowna and…
Sizeable loophole in B.C. mask wearing policy at B.C. schools
With elementary and secondary schools opening throughout B.C. on Monday, a key ingredient in keeping…
B.C. health officials scrambling to determine how sick Omicron is making people
It’s only been a few weeks since Omicron became such a part of the language…
West Kelowna gym fined for defying health order not giving up fight
The owners of a West Kelowna gym continue to battle health and city officials while…
526 new COVID cases in Interior Health marks new record high
There were 526 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Interior Health region in the last…
B.C. businesses have a week to get their COVID safety plans in place
A new public health order was issued today requiring all businesses in B.C. to put…
It’s back to school in B.C. next week as planned
No changes were announced today by B.C. public health officials regarding plans for children in…
Hotels impacted by COVID-related staff shortages at Big White
Big White Ski Resort has closed its skate rental shop, reduced hotel capacity and moved…
3,223 new COVID cases in B.C.; 408 in Interior Health
There were 3,223 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours. Of…
Defiant West Kelowna gym’s $2,300 fine already paid for by fundraiser
A West Kelowna gym that refuses to shut its doors in violation of public health…
Smaller communities leading the explosion of COVID cases in Interior Health
In the last week the number of COVID cases in the Interior Health region has…
473 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 3,798 in B.C.
There were 473 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the last…
West Kelowna gym’s business licence not renewed for violating health orders
A West Kelowna gym has been forced to close after refusing to abide by public…