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Popular Mexican pub in downtown Kelowna closing for good
After 10 years, a popular Kelowna Mexican pub is closing its doors for good. Fernando's…
Kamloops group has served more than 100,000 meals to homeless people during pandemic
A group of volunteers in Kamloops will soon be celebrating 555 days in a row…
Interior Health, B.C. continue to struggle with high daily COVID-19 case counts
After a few relatively good days, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior…
COVID-19 exposure at North Okanagan grad party
Interior Health has issued an advisory warning those who went to a high school grad…
Daily COVID-19 case count falls to 196 in Interior Health
There were 196 new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region in the past 24 hours,…
Mandatory vaccines for nurses making hospitals even more unsafe: union
A decades-long shortage of trained nurses in B.C. is going to be made worse if…
COVID cases in Interior Health drop to lowest daily total in more than a month at 153
With only 153 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Interior Health region has…
Not all restrictions for residents in Interior Health have been lifted
While the B.C. Vaccine Card is now being phased in and some restrictions have been…
West Kelowna Indigenous fashion designer pleads for others to get vaccinated
An established Indigenous fashion designer in West Kelowna is speaking out about vaccines after a…
Proof of vaccination now required at some city facilities in Okanagan, Kamloops
COVID-19 vaccine proof is now required to use some municipal facilities in the Okanagan and…
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops struggling at 117% capacity
There’s no question that times are tough at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. On Saturday,…
1,984 new COVID cases in B.C. over the weekend; 9 more deaths
In the past three days, there were 1,984 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., including 542…
COVID restrictions eased in Interior Health as mandatory vaccinations announced for B.C. health-care workers
With the B.C. vaccine card now in place, the stricter restriction on gatherings in the…
Anti-vaccine card protestors take to street outside Kamloops courthouse
People upset by the province's vaccine card mandate, which took effect today, gather outside the…
Dozens gather for anti-vaccine card protest in downtown Kelowna
Dozens of anti-vaccine card protesters showed up in front of the Interior Health office building…
Kelowna RCMP building hate crime case in anti-vaxxer’s racist outburst at security guard
A Kelowna man could face hate crime charges for unleashing a racist tirade against a…
Kelowna RCMP want to be called if anti-vaccine protesters get rowdy
With the B.C. vaccine card launched today, Kelowna RCMP are expecting to add to the…
Some Kamloops, Okanagan businesses temporarily closing, adjusting hours due to staff shortages
Faced with a lack of workers during the pandemic, some Kamloops and Okanagan businesses are…
13 active COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Interior care homes
There are 13 active COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes within the Interior Health region. There…
Diners have to prove they’re vaccinated in B.C. but workers don’t
As of Monday, people dining out in restaurants, going to pubs, casinos and some events…
Interior Health hires more nurses to address staffing shortages at Kamloops hospital
With staffing shortages caused by wildfires and a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the…
B.C. man urges people to get vaccinated after sister dies from COVID-19
A Vancouver Island man is urging others to get their COVID-19 vaccinations after his sister…
Kamloops mayor ‘more than frustrated’ by lack of communication from health officials
Kamloops mayor Ken Christian has been reaching out to the B.C. Ministry of Health for…
9 more COVID deaths in B.C.; 820 new cases
Nine people died of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including three in…