Covid-19
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…
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…
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…
Trying to get a medical exemption to the COVID vaccine? Forget it
With more and more mandatory vaccine requirements being put into place, the temptation may be…
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…
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…
Lytton doctor under investigation for causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’
A Lytton doctor has had emergency room privileges revoked and is under investigation by health…