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B.C.’s top doctor tells schools to make plans to operate short-staffed
Schools in B.C. are on track to fully open next week following the extended holiday…
Omicron variant makes up 80% of COVID-19 case in B.C.
The highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 now makes up 80% of positive cases in B.C.…
West Kelowna gym joins revolt, vows to stay open despite restrictions
Another gym in the Thompson-Okanagan is keeping its doors open in defiance of public health…
B.C. records more than 9,000 new COVID cases in three days
The Interior Health region recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases from Dec. 31 to…
Everyone in B.C. will be exposed to Omicron but not everyone has to get sick
There’s no escaping from COVID now that the Omicron variant has arrived. That’s the conclusion…
800,000 COVID booster invites going out in next couple of weeks in B.C.
Now that Omicron is spreading so fast, and high risk people in B.C. have received…
New COVID restrictions for B.C. long-term care homes; easing of self-isolation rules
As of tomorrow, Jan. 1, only essential visitors will be allowed into long-term care homes.…
Revelstoke records more than 10% of COVID cases in Interior Health in week leading up to Christmas
In the past week, Revelstoke recorded more than 10% of the COVID cases in the…
Record-setting day for new COVID cases in B.C. and Interior Health
A record 4,383 new COVID cases were reported in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Kelowna anti-COVID-19 protester charged with assault
David Lindsay, the well-known organizer of the anti-COVID-19 restriction rallies that were taking place in…
2,944 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. sets new record high
After a couple days of declining COVID case numbers in B.C. a new record high…
Rising number of COVID cases extends Christmas vacation for most B.C. students
Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in B.C. means students from kindergarten to grade 12 will…
What you can do if teachers are spreading anti-vaccination messages in B.C. schools
Teachers in the Central Okanagan have been told not to take a stand on COVID…
COVID rapid test kits available in Interior Health
People with COVID symptoms may be able to pick up a rapid test kit at…
Daily COVID case count on the rise in Interior Health with 269
The number of COVID cases in B.C. has remained fairly steady but numbers in the…
Central Okanagan schools ahead of provincial curve on staff vaccination status
With schools reopening next week in the midst of COVID’s fifth wave and the highly…
Kelowna school board chair may be the most harassed in B.C. by anti-vaxers
School trustees throughout B.C. have been inundated by messages from constituents who are anti-mask, COVID-deniers…
New COVID cases in B.C. peak then decline over the weekend, climb in Interior Health
The recent rapid rise in new COVID-19 cases in B.C. peaked on Christmas day with…
COVID daily case count continues to grow with 2,441 in B.C.; 188 in Interior Health
For the fourth consecutive day, the number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. broke the…
Movement to fight health order closing B.C. gyms, fitness centres gains momentum
Some gyms in the province are remaining open despite new COVID-19 restrictions that came into…
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccination appointments unfilled in Interior Health
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 tearing through the Lower Mainland but hanging back from…
B.C.’s top health officer wants you to be COVID safe for Christmas
The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 means everyone has to take extra precautions against…
Kamloops man home for Christmas after almost year-long battle with COVID-19
A Kamloops man is back home with his family in time for Christmas, after spending…
Another huge jump in new B.C. COVID cases with 2,046
There have been 2,046 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…