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564 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 36 in Interior Health
As B.C. ramps up the COVID-19 immunization program, the number of new cases of infection…
Vernon rec centre to be transformed into COVID-19 vaccination clinic
The Vernon Recreation Centre auditorium is set to be transformed into a large-scale vaccination clinic.…
Three more Kelowna flights exposed to COVID-19
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has updated its list of public exposures to COVID-19…
Health orders to be enforced at protest against Penticton council decision on homeless shelter: RCMP
Penticton RCMP are reminding citizens to maintain social distancing and other pandemic protocols at a…
B.C. massage therapist suspended for not wearing a mask while with clients
A North Vancouver registered massage therapist has been suspended, pending a full investigation, for failing…
43 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health; 542 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 542 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 43 from the Interior…
Kamloops grocery store sees another positive COVID-19 case
A Kamloops grocery store has seen another positive case of COVID-19, making it the third…
Penticton council at odds with B.C. Housing over emergency shelter
Penticton city council appears to be headed for a showdown with B.C. Housing after a…
Pandemic caused ‘significant psychological distress’ in 76% of people: UBC study
In the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 70 per cent of…
Dr. Bonnie Henry defends ‘real world’ choice to delay vaccine booster
B.C.’s top doctor defended the decision to delay the COVID-19 booster shot for up to…
1,478 COVID-19 cases in B.C. since Friday, 92 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, 92 of which…
COVID outbreak at Vernon long-term care home declared over
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at the Noric House long-term care facility in…
B.C. reveals immunization schedule
B.C.'s immunization program is moving beyond long-term care homes and into the general population, leaving…
BREAKING: B.C. to delay second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to four month mark
By mid-July, much of B.C. could be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province explained today, March…
Book now, travel later campaign means worry-free Penticton vacation planning
A Penticton tourism groups wants visitors to the region to be able to book a…
Interior Health says a particular group are driving COVID-19 infections locally
Working people are driving new COVID-19 infections in the B.C. Interior and the region's Medical…
B.C. travel agent loses $5K after Air Canada cancels flights
A small B.C. travel agent has found itself $5,000 out of pocket over a cancelled…
‘Unintended consequences’ of pandemic affecting everyone: IH
The “unintended consequences” of B.C.’s COVID-19 lockdown rules are affecting a wide range of residents…
COVID-19 raising costs of bringing foreign workers to Okanagan
With commercial flights cancelled between Mexico and Canada, Okanagan fruit growers are having to pay…
589 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 39 in Interior Health
After dropping below 500 new COVID-19 cases per day earlier this week, the daily case…
B.C. health minister speaks out about ‘unacceptable’ personal attacks against Dr. Bonnie Henry
B.C.'s Health Minister is not impressed with people who are turning their opposition to public…
COVID-19 death toll rises to 6 at Kamloops hospital; one dead in Kelowna General outbreak
Even though the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops was declared over earlier…
No easing of restrictions on social gatherings in B.C. just yet
With 395 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours and the…
Anti-COVID vaccine billboard in West Kelowna sowed doubt and fear, says regulator
The Canadian advertising regulator has ruled a billboard in West Kelowna with the slogan, "COVID.…