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Essential workers get free lift rides up Big White this holiday weekend
Whether you’re a health care worker, or a person who works on the front lines…
Anti-vax protestors creating problems for emergency vehicles at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
Hundreds of anti-vax protestors created problems for emergency vehicles outside Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops…
COVID-19 booster shots on the way for B.C. residents
While still struggling to get the COVID-19 vaccination rate up in B.C. and pushing to…
B.C. will only report COVID-19 clusters, outbreaks this school year
Rather than send out notices every time there’s a single case of COVID-19 in B.C.…
Number of new COVID cases in Interior Health flattening out but still high
There were 242 new cases of COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in…
At least another 6 weeks of COVID restrictions in B.C.: health officials
B.C. health officials will focus on keeping COVID-19 case numbers down for the next month-and-a-half…
iN VIDEO: Vernon immigrant society’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign in running for $100K prize
The Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society is vying to win $100,000 for…
More than 1,800 new COVID cases in B.C. over the weekend; 707 in Interior Health
While the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. didn’t hit the daily peak…
TRU students will still return to in-person classes this year despite rising COVID cases
Despite a continued rise in new COVID-19 cases in the province, Thompson Rivers University has…
12 Kelowna flights report COVID-19 cases onboard in recent weeks
A total of 12 flights landing and flying out of Kelowna have reported COVID-19 cases…
Kamloops nurse worried vaccine protest at hospital will bring disruptions
A protest slated to take place in front of hospitals in Kamloops and Kelowna is…
Most Kamloops, Okanagan businesses support vaccine passports: Chambers of commerce
A Kamloops brewery owner is asking those frustrated with mandatory vaccine passports to not take…
B.C. hasn’t seen COVID-19 case counts this high since April
There were 867 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Going to watch a Kelowna Rockets game? You’ll need to show vaccine proof
Kelowna's Prospera Place announced today it will be adhering to the province’s new vaccine card…
Golden music festival ordered to cease operations by Interior Health
The organizer of a music festival in Golden has been ordered to cease operations that…
Latest COVID vaccination data shows Interior Health lags far behind rest of B.C.
While 83.3 per cent of B.C. residents have had at least one dose of a…
COVID-19 cases in B.C. jump by 724
There were 724 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Defiant Penticton brewery getting positive feedback on anti-vaccine card stance
After a Penticton craft brewery recently announced it would be snubbing the province's upcoming vaccine…
Vaccine card mandate a step too far for some Kamloops, Okanagan businesses
Vaccine cards will soon be required to access certain services or attend certain events in…
High COVID case counts continue in Interior Health with 252 new infections
Despite new mask and social gathering restrictions being in place for the Interior Health region…
COVID numbers now increasing throughout the province, not just in Interior Health
There were 641 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours. While…
More than 500 people in Revelstoke asked to re-book COVID jab; vaccine stored in wrong freezer
Over 500 COVID-19 immunizations in Revelstoke are being rebooked after it was discovered the doses…
Masks required for all indoor public spaces in B.C. starting tomorrow
It will again be mandatory as of tomorrow to wear masks in all public indoor…
COVID and wildfires creating health care crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
Chronic staffing shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals have been compounded by the stress of…