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Covid-19
Interior Health mobile vaccine clinics up and running
Two mobile vaccine clinics are hitting the road this week to make COVID-19 vaccine more…
B.C. currently on track for Phase 2 of restart
The daily number of new COVID-19 infections in B.C. fell well below 200 twice this…
Penticton’s popular Beer Run is back
The Penticton Beer Run is back on this year. Penticton’s Hoodoo Adventure Company has announced the…
Vernon sees spike in school exposures; Central Okanagan has most
The Central Okanagan continues to see the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in the…
2 recent COVID-19 exposures reported on Kamloops, Kelowna flights
Two flights with passengers who had COVID-19 landed in Kelowna and Kamloops in the last…
Only 183 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 30 in Interior Health
COVID-19 daily case counts continue to slowly decline as the vaccination rate rises in B.C.…
Penticton Ironman postpones 2021 race until September
The Penticton Ironman still expects to hold the event this year, but will postpone the…
New COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital
There's a new COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital. Interior Health said in a media…
No plans to ease COVID restrictions in B.C. more quickly despite passing 70% 1st dose mark
More than 70 per cent of adult British Columbians have now received a first dose…
Everyone in B.C. can have 2nd COVID-19 jab by end of summer
As daily case counts continue to drop in B.C. and vaccine dosages increase, provincial health…
Spike in COVID cases in Vernon offsets overall decline in Interior Health
COIVD-19 cases in Vernon more than tripled last week while the overall daily case count…
194 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 33 in Interior Health
For the second day in a row, the number of new cases of COVID-19 has…
Kelowna pet hospital becomes emergency clinic only due to vet shortage, spike in demand
Due to the unprecedented number of pets needing care and a shortage of vets, a…
Another death linked to Kelowna care home COVID-19 outbreak
Another death has been reported in connection to a COVID-19 outbreak at a Kelowna long-term…
New COVID-19 cases fall below 200 in B.C.; only 19 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials reported 184 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 19 within the Interior…
Nearly 70% of adults in B.C. have had their first jab
A majority of adults in B.C. have now had a COVID-19 vaccine, the province’s top…
COVID-19 2nd dose clinics being planned throughout Thompson-Okanagan
COVID-19 dose two clinics are being planned throughout the Interior Health region, which will allow…
Kelowna woman’s death unleashes avalanche of what friends say is COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Friends and family of a Kelowna woman who recently died have found themselves thrust into…
Kelowna casino has soft opening this weekend ahead of the full deal in July
After more than a year of being totally closed because of COVID and, after spending…
Interior Health region’s COVID cases remain high with 60 new ones in the last 24 hours
While B.C. as a whole seems to be getting a handle on new COVID-19 cases,…
Don’t blame anti-vaxxers for Central Okanagan’s low vaccination rate
The Central Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood, score below the provincial average when it…
Penticton’s Peachfest cancelled for a 2nd year due to COVID-19
Uncertainty over pandemic restrictions has resulted in the cancellation of the Penticton Peach Festival for…
Two Timmies in Kelowna shut down due to COVID-19
Interior Health has ordered two Tim Hortons outlets in Kelowna to be closed temporarily because…
B.C.’s health minister concerned about lagging vaccination rates in Central Okanagan
The Central Okanagan, especially Lake Country and Rutland, is lagging behind the rest of the…