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Covid-19
Albertans free to visit Okanagan, Kamloops despite worst COVID rates in Canada
While new travel restrictions are aimed at keeping people living in COVID hotspots in the…
COVID-19 cases drop below 700 a day in B.C.
There were 2,174 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend in B.C. which shows a steady…
COVID-19 forces cancellation of Vernon’s Funtastic for 2nd year
The Funtastic Music Festival and Slo Pitch tournament in Vernon has been cancelled for the…
Canadian believers of COVID-19 misinformation rivals long-established conspiracy theories
Canadian believers of COVID-19 conspiracy theories are about the same in numbers as those who…
Kelowna group promoting fake medical exemption cards for masks
A Kelowna Facebook group against COVID-19 public health orders is sharing information on the use…
740 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; hospitalizations remain high
The 740 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours is the…
Interior Health urges residents to get AstraZeneca vaccine even as supply dries up
One day after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the supply of AstraZeneca vaccine…
COVID outbreaks in Interior Health care homes continue despite high vaccination rates
Despite a high rate of vaccination — 90 percent — 24 people living in the…
Potential Kelowna school trustee candidate promotes anti-COVID-19 restrictions
A Kelowna woman vying for a seat on the Central Okanagan Public Schools Board of…
UPDATE: All you need is driver with good excuse to travel between B.C. Interior and Lower Mainland
Road checks set up to stop non-essential travel between the Interior Health region and the…
COVID-19 vaccines now available at pharmacies in Penticton
COVID-19 vaccine availability is being topped up at pharmacies in the Interior Health region, and…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna RCMP, Mayor ask people to avoid upcoming anti-COVID-19 restriction rally
The mayor of Kelowna and the city's top cop are asking residents to avoid an…
Kelowna MLA, Liberal health critic made false claims about COVID-19
The B.C. Liberal Health critic — Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield — is under fire for…
Penticton Indian Band COVID-19 cases grow to 10
The Penticton Indian Band is dealing with increased COVID-19 cases following the discovery of a…
All front line workers in B.C. should be vaccinated by mid-May
Ongoing problems with the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has thrown a wrench into the province’s…
874 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 1 death in Interior Health
Hospitalization and intensive care cases are at their highest levels of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
COVID-19 vaccinations for Central Okanagan teachers, staff underway
Teachers and staff in the Central Okanagan school district will begin getting COVID-19 vaccinations this…
Worker at Growers Supply in Penticton tests positive for COVID-19
A positive COVID-19 test among employees at Penticton’s Growers Supply has resulted in a temporary…
COVID cases down in Interior Health; up slightly in Kamloops, Penticton
While the number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region has dropped during…
841 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 74 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials reported 841 new cases of COVID-19 today, 74 of which were in…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. One…
Summerland’s Kettle Valley Steam Railway feeling COVID-19 economic strain
Summerland’s Kettle Valley Steam Railway is feeling the effects of the pandemic as its operational…
No new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; 799 new cases
B.C. health officials are reporting 799 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday, with 96 in…
Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…