Covid-19

Another Vernon driving service closes its doors
After 10 years on the road, popular Vernon company Driving Hands has closed its doors…
2 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Oliver farm while town hall closes due to positive staff test
Interior Health has confirmed two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at a South…

BCHL announces tentative return to play start date
The B.C. Hockey League has announced its plan for the start of the 2020-2021 season,…

Kelowna is the epicentre of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region
Each day since the beginning of May the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in…

Dr. Bonnie Henry holding irregular COVID-19 update today
There have rarely been B.C. Ministry of Health COVID-19 briefings on Friday, but that is…

Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association suspends play due to possible COVID-19 exposure
The Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association has suspended all play until further notice. A player…

Kelowna gym reports possible case of COVID-19
A person with COVID-19 may have used the World Gym facility in Kelowna last week.…

UBCO researchers create liquid that repels viruses, including COVID-19
A new liquid that can repel germs by acting like an invisible force field on…

18 people in Kelowna test positive for COVID-19 following exposures earlier this month
There have now been 27 people in B.C. who have tested positive after a number…

Premier Horgan wants new national sick leave program to be followed by federal approach to opioid crisis
Premier John Horgan praised the federal government’s new $19 billion Safe Restart Program today, in…

Thompson and Okanagan cities escape serious COVID-19 cash flow problems — for now
With around 80 per cent of property taxes being paid on time in the Thompson…

Four new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
There have been four new COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the…

Two more Kelowna flights with possible COVID-19 exposure
More possible COVID-19 exposure points are coming out of Kelowna. The B.C. Centre for Disease…

Passengers on 31 Canadian flights this month may have been exposed to COVID-19
Canadians who have been flying this month should check a list of international and domestic…

UBCO researchers working to improve device that eliminates COVID-19 carrying airborne droplets
UBC Okanagan researchers and a Kelowna healthcare company are working to make improvements to a…