Covid-19

COVID outbreak at Kamloops hospital as Interior Health numbers climb
Another COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The outbreak is…

Why new drivers in Kamloops, Okanagan are still waiting for road tests
Some student drivers are waiting months to take road tests in the province due to…

College of nurses keeping close eye on Kamloops clinic opened by unvaccinated nurses
The architect behind a protest in front of Royal Inland Hospital over vaccine passports has…

Unvaccinated Kamloops health clinic is already closed
The owner and manager of a Kamloops property will not be leasing the commercial storefront…

UPDATE: Kelowna airport to become international again
The federal government announced today, Nov. 2, that international flights will be able to land…

Doctor issuing anti-vax certificates through Kelowna-based website may be committing fraud: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry took a shot today, Nov. 1, at doctors who…

B.C. hits 90% partially vaccinated as another 1,370 new COVID cases reported over weekend
There are now 4,169,986 B.C. residents who are partially vaccinated against COVID-19, or 90% of…

Two operating rooms closed in Kelowna, surgeries postponed in Kamloops due to lack of COVID shots
Five per cent of health care workers in the Interior Health region have been put…

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination now required at Thompson Okanagan airports
Today, Transport Canada is required proof of vaccination for those 12 and over for those…

Dr. Bonnie Henry extends B.C.’s indoor mask mandate indefinitely
British Columbia’s provincial health officer has extended the mask mandate requiring masks be worn in…

Kamloops doctors sad to see colleagues leave positions over unvaccinated status
Interior Health has the highest percentage of unvaccinated healthcare workers among health authorities in the…

COVID has added $100 million in expenses for Kelowna’s long range construction plans
Construction cost increases, driven by COVID-induced material shortages and price hikes, are the main contributors…

85% of B.C. residents now fully vaccinated
The rate of vaccination for those over the age of 12 in B.C. remained at…

4 news deaths in Interior Health as COVID case numbers climb again
There have been 10 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in British Columbia…

‘The time for accommodation is gone’: Kamloops council quarrels over vaccine policy
Kamloops city council has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for themselves nor has a policy crossed…