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Older and medically vulnerable in B.C. can start booking 2nd jabs right away
Health officials in B.C. have launched a new drive to get more second vaccines into…
COVID cases up in Interior Health, falling in rest of B.C.
While there has been a steady decline in the number of new daily cases of…
COVID tests available for international travellers flying from Kelowna airport
Those who need a negative COVID-19 test before hopping on an international flight can now…
Don’t plan that big B.C. indoor house party just yet
Despite a whole host of relaxed COVID-19 rules planned for B.C. over the next few…
Kelowna could see sports fields filled with games as early as this weekend
B.C.’s top doctor has given the green light for adult sports leagues in the province…
New COVID-19 cases in B.C. drop to lowest level since last fall
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases continues to drop in B.C., with 250 recorded…
Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Rutland today
Interior Health is holding a COVID-19 immunization clinic today in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood as the…
Death toll rises to 10 at Kelowna long-term care home
The COVID-19 death toll at a Kelowna long-term care home continues to rise. Today, May…
Fine issued to Kelowna church leader for contravening public health order
A Kelowna church was hit with a $2,300 fine last week for a gathering held…
No vaccine passports in B.C’s future: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Vaccine passports aren’t something B.C.’s top doctor sees in this province’s future. “This virus has…
Indoor dining and games for outdoor sports teams among things to restart in B.C. today
The light at the end of the pandemic is nearing, B.C. health officials said today…
974 COVID-19 cases since start of long weekend in B.C.; 117 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials announced 974 new cases of COVID-19 since the start of the long…
Central Okanagan continues to see highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in region
Central Okanagan Public Schools continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures out…
6 Kelowna flights report COVID-19 exposures in last two weeks
Within the last two weeks, six planes landing at or flying from Kelowna International Airport…
Don’t expect indoor dining at all B.C. restaurants on Tuesday
The head of the association representing restaurants in B.C. says there will be indoor dining…
420 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 58 in Interior Health
Heading into the Victoria Day long weekend, COVID-19 is still hitting B.C. and the Interior…
Dreams of concerts, travel touted as ways to boost Interior Health vaccination rates
Interior Health is reaching out to young "influencers" in the hope they will help get…
Two more deaths reported at Kelowna care home
Two more people have died as a result of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the…
B.C.’s COVID ‘circuit breaker’ ends after long weekend, but public health restrictions will be gradually eased
While the province made it clear today the “circuit breaker” lockdown rules imposed six weeks…
Children as young as 12 in B.C. urged to get vaccinated with their families
For the first time since early March the daily count of new COVID-19 cases has…
COVID cases jump in Central Okanagan, hold steady in rest of Interior Health
While COVID-19 cases have been dropping steadily in B.C. that was not the case in…
COVID-19 outbreak at Keremeos care home declared over
A COVID-19 outbreak at Keremeos’s Orchard Haven long-term care facility has been declared over. Interior…
521 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 62 in Interior Health
The steadily declining daily count of COVID-19 cases in B.C. took a reversal today as…
B.C. RCMP to step up COVID-19 road checks for May long weekend
As the Victoria Day long weekend approaches, RCMP in B.C. are planning to increase their…