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Covid-19
Big drop in COVID-19 exposures at schools in Interior Health
The number of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures has dropped…
City of Kamloops employees require mandatory COVID vaccinations
City of Kamloops employees, contractors and volunteers have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of…
560 new B.C. COVID cases; 79 in Interior Health
The province is reporting 560 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 79…
26 new B.C. COVID deaths over weekend; 5 in Interior Health
There were 1,846 new cases of COVID-19 reported in B.C. over the weekend and of…
101 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
The province is reporting 667 new cases of COVID-19 B.C. since yesterday, with 101 of…
JONESIE: Where real men go to get their hair cut
OPINION Eighteen months was long enough. It had to be done. I had to finally…
Five new COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health
Of the nine COVID-19-related deaths in B.C. reported since yesterday, five were in the Interior…
Kelowna restaurant for sale after closure for violating public health orders
A Kelowna restaurant that was forced to close its doors after refusing to follow public…
UPDATED: Anti-vaccine protest at Kelowna school gets heated
An anti-vaccine protest at a Kelowna middle school this afternoon got heated when parents arrived…
B.C. reports 605 new cases; 119 in Interior Health
Another 605 people in B.C. have contracted COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, including 119…
Sorrento Elementary closed due to COVID-19 exposures
The Sorrento Elementary School has closed its doors until Monday after COVID-19 exposures led at…
2,090 new B.C. COVID cases over long weekend; 404 in Interior Health
There were 2,090 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C. over the past four days and…
B.C. preparing to vaccinate kids younger than 12 against COVID-19
B.C. is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccines to kids younger than 12 once it has…
Employee retention key concern if Kelowna brings in mandatory vaccination
It’s not the potential threat of legal action that has Kelowna’s top administrator moving cautiously…
Kelowna restaurant ordered to close for not checking COVID-19 vaccine cards
A Kelowna restaurant was ordered to close earlier this week for not following provincial health…
Therapy dogs help alleviate stress at Vernon COVID vaccination clinic
Two dogs with a very important job are helping people get vaccinated in Vernon this…
COVID-19 death toll passes 2,000 mark in B.C.
Five people died of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours, bringing the death…
Interior Health needs to vaccinate 50K more people to hit provincial target
While 88.5% of all British Columbians have had at least one dose of a COVID…
JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Norm Letnick and MLA Colin Basran? That’s the plan for 2022
OPINION Want to be the mayor of Kelowna? Someone’s going to need to step up…
Lytton doctor under investigation for causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’
A Lytton doctor has had emergency room privileges revoked and is under investigation by health…
Homeless people weren’t spared during Central Okanagan COVID outbreak this summer
When a COVID-19 outbreak was declared for the entire Central Okanagan in late July it…
Time running out for Kelowna airport to get international status back
Kelowna airport is at risk of losing its winter flights to the U.S. and sun…
Good day on COVID front with 118 new cases in Interior Health
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region fluctuates by a few…
Concerns raised about B.C. Transit policy after maskless Kamloops man allowed to ride bus
A Kamloops woman is speaking out after an incident on an intercity bus she was…