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Covid-19
New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Interior Health region
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region has dropped steadily from…
Kamloops drug store employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Kamloops drug store employee has tested positive for COVID-19. According to an online post…
30 COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 456 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 456 newly diagnosed COVID-19 since yesterday, including 30 within the Interior…
Mask standoff leads to arrest in North Okanagan liquor store
A man who wouldn't wear a mask and then refused to leave a North Okanagan…
‘We’re going to be in a different place’ this summer, says B.C.’s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor.…
No COVID-19 cases or deaths in B.C. long-term care facilities in 24 hours
There were no COVID-19 infections or deaths in B.C.’s long-term care or assisted living facilities…
Kelowna’s top cops says call 911 for COVID-19 health order violations
Kelowna’s top cop is encouraging people to call police on those not following provincial health…
Interior Health sees 67 new COVID-19 cases; total of three variant cases
B.C. health officials today announced an addition1,428 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed since Friday, and 28…
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital
The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is over. The outbreak on 6…
COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital contained to one unit
There's been a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4B in Kelowna General Hospital and, as of…
Outbreak declared over at Vernon retirement residence
The COVID-19 outbreak at Carrington Place Retirement Residence in Vernon was declared over today, Feb.…
Kamloops city employee confirmed with COVID-19, second case this month
A Kamloops bylaw officer has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating. The City…
B.C. teachers’ union calls for more testing, safety precautions as COVID-19 variant cases grow
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is calling on the Ministry of Education to ramp up COVID-19…
Okanagan pet food bank struggling to keep up with demand in pandemic
A little more than a year after a pet food bank opened in Kelowna, demand…
COVID-19 changed the way we throw out garbage in the Thompson-Okanagan
A review of regional waste trends is revealing how the pandemic has affected lifestyles and…
B.C. residents less likely to follow COVID-19 restrictions than other provinces
With spring break only a few weeks away, many British Columbians are planning at least…
B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination program moves to Phase 2 next month
As the number of vaccines promised to B.C. increases, there is now some more clarity…
508 new COVID cases in B.C.; 6 deaths
While B.C. residents continue to get COVID-19 by the hundreds each day, the increasing rate…
New home construction leading economic recovery in Thompson-Okanagan: report
There was a 13.3 per cent drop in new home construction starts in the Thompson-Okanagan…
Recycling program for single-use masks coming to B.C. Interior
A new program to recycle single-use masks and respirators will soon be expanded from the…
B.C. Interior researchers working to understand harmful effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers at universities in B.C. have received $150,000 from the Ministry of Health to work…
Time to move beyond COVID-19 and fix long-term care in B.C.: advocacy group
COVID-19 may have highlighted the failings of B.C.’s long-term care system but the problems were…
617 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 4 deaths
There were 617 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours, one…
No new COVID-19 cases at Kamloops hospital but surgeries still impacted
The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has stabilized at 105 cases, the…