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Why B.C.’s top health officer expanded COVID restrictions in fight against Omicron
One thing everyone knows about the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is that there is a…
Some gyms in Kamloops remain open despite new COVID public health order
A number of gyms in Kamloops are remaining open despite new COVID-19 restrictions that came…
1,474 new COVID cases in B.C. breaks daily record, again
A record 1,474 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in B.C. today, breaking yesterday's record…
Interior Health puts out call for COVID immunizers
Qualified health-care providers are being called upon by the Interior Health Authority to help out…
Omicron pushes B.C.’s daily COVID case count to highest level ever
B.C. set a new record in the last 24 hours for the number of new…
B.C. government closes bars, fitness centres because of Omicron
The rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in B.C. because of the Omicron variant has triggered…
New COVID-19 restrictions expected tomorrow as B.C. case counts surge
More COVID-19 measures are coming tomorrow as cases rise in B.C. Health officials are monitoring…
COVID contact tracers in B.C. may be swamped by Omicron: Dr. Henry
As the Omicron variant pushes the daily counts of new COVID-19 cases dramatically upward it’s…
Number of new COVID cases jump to 131 in Interior Health
After two days of a relatively low — less than 100 — COVID-19 case counts…
Omicron is cancelling New Year’s and forcing limits on social activities in B.C.
With the increase of COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variant to about 360 today, Dec.…
Here’s what COVID protocols to expect at Thompson-Okanagan ski resorts over the holidays
Hitting the slopes this year in the Thompson-Okanagan region will look different at each ski…
135 new Omicron cases in B.C.; five in Interior Health
There were 753 new COVID cases were detected over the past 24 hours in B.C.…
Easy access to booze helped boost COVID pandemic drinking in Interior Health: study
The Interior Health region had the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate in B.C. during…
Interior Health hospitals overloaded, continue to lead B.C. in postponed surgeries
Out of 114 non-emergency, non-urgent surgeries that were cancelled in B.C. last week (Dec. 5-11),…
$5K bribe didn’t stop daughter of Kamloops doctor from getting COVID jab
A former Royal Inland Hospital anesthesiologist tried to bribe her daughter to dissuade her from…
Amputations performed at Kamloops Hospital despite desperate staffing conditions: Health Minister
At least two patients at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops believe they had more of…
Upward trajectory of new COVID cases in B.C., Interior Health worry top doctor
Even before today’s data on new COVID cases was released, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie…
Omicron has reached the Interior Health region
As of Sunday, Dec. 12 there had been just three cases of the Omicron variant…
Parents start tracking COVID on their own, pulling kids out of school in Kamloops
Some parents of students at Arthur Stevenson Elementary School in Kamloops are keeping their kids…
COVID-19 cases increase in Central Okanagan, Kamloops
The Central Okanagan and Kamloops has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases while other communities…
COVID daily case count climbs to 437 in B.C.
There were 437 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C. in the last 24 hours, the…
JONESIE: Come on, Penticton, do the right thing
OPINION In a week when the spectacular and devastating failure by the City of Penticton…
Interior Health slow to get COVID vaccines to children
Only four per cent of children aged five to 11 have received their first dose…
70 new COVID cases in Interior Health region
There were 341 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the past 24 hours, 70 of…