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B.C. nurse who tried to use discarded COVID vaccine syringe on patient reprimanded
A B.C. nurse who fished out a COVID vaccine syringe from a used sharps container…
Shuswap regional district removes COVID-19 vaccine requirement for firefighters, elected officials
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will be walking back on its policy around COVID-19 vaccines…
The latest COVID wave in B.C. may have peaked but risks remain high
British Columbia’s third Omicron pandemic wave has likely peaked as hospitalization numbers, reported cases and…
JONESIE: Cheers to anyone attempting sobriety in wine country
OPINION For many and various reasons, none very serious, I decided to quit drinking for…
Anti-vaxxers are planning to serve the Kamloops RCMP this weekend
Authority figures across the country are criminally responsible for enforcing COVID mandates, according to a…
JONESIE: The solution to prolific offenders remains the same but for different reasons
OPINION The buzzword on the lips of many in government following the release of crime…
JONESIE: Just how far will City of Kelowna go to boost Basran?
OPINION It’s never good when you get scooped on a column by a prospective politician…
Kelowna doctor in upcoming court challenge of vaccine mandates for healthcare workers
Court dates have seen set for a challenge of the province’s requirement that healthcare workers…
Anti-vaxxer loses fight with union after being fired by Interior Health
A B.C. health care worker has lost a legal fight against her union after she…
B.C.’s youngest children can start COVID vaccinations in three weeks
Now that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been approved in Canada, B.C. parents can start…
Low vaccination rates in Interior Health means third Omicron wave hitting harder
B.C. is moving into a third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID as cases…
A dozen Interior Health residents still dying every week from COVID-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, it has almost disappeared from the headlines.…
JONESIE: Public art exposes politicians for who they really are
OPINION In 2005, Kelowna turned 100 and boy did it have big plans to celebrate.…
Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna hospital
For the second time this month, a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Kelowna General…
Kamloops mother, baby sent to Kelowna after closure of pediatric ward at Royal Inland Hospital
A Kamloops mother and her three-week-old baby were transported to Kelowna General Hospital from Royal…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital. The outbreak is restricted…
‘Exhausting and heartbreaking’: The other side of eased COVID measures in B.C.
“Since protections lifted, I don’t leave the house,” says Jaigris Hodson. Hodson is being treated…
Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant
As if Omicron and Omicron BA2 were not making far too many people sick with…
Group suing Dr. Bonnie Henry can move forward with class-action case
A B.C. group suing Dr. Bonnie Henry has won the right to proceed to the…
8 COVID-19 outbreaks remain at care homes, hospital across Interior
Interior Health is listing seven long-term care homes and one hospital in the region that…
34 COVID deaths in Interior Health over past three weeks
While COVID doesn’t get the headlines these days that it once did, it’s still with…
Majority of Canadians want public inquiry into government’s pandemic response
The majority of Canadians would like to see a public inquiry into the way various…
Another COVID-19 outbreak announced at Okanagan hospital
A second COVID-19 outbreak at an Okanagan hospital has been announced this month. Interior Health…
B.C. patients lost average of $2,600 in wages while waiting for healthcare in 2021: study
Medical wait times in Canada cost over $4 billion last year in lost wages, but…