Covid-19
Older men are getting sicker than women and it’s more than just COVID-19
Whether you’re a 45-year-old man or in your 80s, if you catch COVID-19 you’re much…
Want to go to a B.C. nightclub? There might soon be an app for that
B.C. is not yet signed up to use the COVID Alert app but Provincial Health…
B.C. health minister says ‘that’s enough now’ to those still spreading COVID-19 with risky behaviour
There were a number incidents over the B.C. Day long weekend where people partied while…
Mask wearing to be mandatory on all B.C. Transit buses
If you ride a B.C. Transit bus you'll soon have to wear a mask. B.C.…
COVID-19 cases surging across the border south of Osoyoos
It may be limiting summer fun and summer travel opportunities but some sobering COVID-19 statistics…
Physicians ask B.C.’s top doc to make mask use mandatory
More than 80 B.C. healthcare professionals are asking provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and…
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in B.C Interior Health region
There have been 47 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including…
TRU researchers to begin testing sewage in effort detect COVID-19 before an outbreak
Thompson Rivers University will be one of the first places in Canada to move forward…
Farmers’ markets, community gardens way to improve food security during pandemic: UBCO researcher
A UBC Okanagan expert on food security says Canadians can shop at their local farmers'…
Kelowna-area cases of COVID-19 grew over B.C. Day long weekend
The number of cases linked to parties around Canada Day in Kelowna last month grew…
Penticton crime dropped under pandemic lockdown, CERB payments
The Penticton RCMP’s second quarterly report indicates the city underwent a significant drop in crime…
Alberta radio host has truck window smashed in Kamloops; lashes out at B.C. Premier
An Alberta radio host took to social media to criticize B.C. Premier John Horgan when…
B.C. woman ‘not getting anywhere’ in trying to help loved one in care home
“I’m not a person who makes waves but I have to speak up, because I’m…
B.C.’s state of emergency due to pandemic extended again
The longest state of emergency in B.C.’s history has been extended another two weeks until…
Dr. Henry won’t mandate masks for students
B.C.'s top doctor knows the plan to send children back to school comes with anxiety…