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Covid-19
509 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 4 deaths
There were 509 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including…
13 new cases bring Big White COVID-19 cluster to 175
The COVID-19 tally at Big White Mountain continues to grow. Interior Health reports this afternoon,…
WestJet flight out of Kelowna carries passenger with COVID-19
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has updated its flight exposure list and includes a…
COVID-19 travel restrictions have devastating impact on Kelowna airport passenger numbers
Passenger counts through the Okanagan’s largest airport fell drastically last year due to the impacts…
Got the winter blahs? You’re not alone this year
Kamloops and Okanagan residents looking at another long winter might be finding their spirits dampened…
Outbreak declared at Kamloops long-term care home
Four residents of the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19,…
Two flights carrying passengers with COVID-19 land in Kelowna
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting two flights carrying people with COVID-19 landed…
COVID-19 deaths within Interior Health increase by 4 overnight
The COVID-19 death toll within Interior Health is now at 44. Interior Health is reporting…
Vaccine rollout in long-term care homes should be finished by end of February: IH
With rising numbers of outbreaks and COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region long-term care homes,…
COVID-19 spreading among staff at Big White, not skiers
Even though 162 people have now been included in what’s called Big White Ski Resort’s…
COVID-19 provides a boom and a bust for South Okanagan snowbird market
COVID-19 restrictions are turning out to be a mixed blessing for the economy of the…
67 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 446 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 446 new COVID-19 cases today, including 10 epi-linked cases, raising the…
Air Canada suspends flights at Kamloops and Penticton airports
Air Canada is suspending flights to and from Kamloops and Penticton indefinitely due to travel…
Big White COVID-19 cluster grows to 162
An additional 19 cases of COVID-19 are being linked to the Big White cluster, raising…
Rates are up as pay parking returns to downtown Penticton
Metered parking in downtown Penticton is back in effect. Penticton bylaw supervisor Tina Siebert says…
COVID-19 exposures at two schools in Kamloops
Two schools in Kamloops had COVID-19 exposures in the first week back to class following…
Merritt restaurant temporarily closed due to COVID-19 exposure
A Merritt restaurant has made the decision to temporarily close after a staff member contracted…
Plunging hotel, shopping mall values in Okanagan, Kamloops largely due to COVID-19
While residential property values in the Thompson/Okanagan region increased last year despite COVID-19, the same…
Kelowna and area was a COVID-19 hotspot in December
The Central Okanagan had 2,289 cases of COVID-19 throughout 2020, making it one of the…
Majority of Canadians now say they are willing, and waiting, to get COVID-19 vaccine
Faced with a second wave of COVID-19, Canadians are starting to take a rosier view…
Death toll mounts in Okanagan long-term care homes
Two deaths at long-term care homes over the weekend brings to 40 the number of…
B.C. health officials report 22 new COVID-19 deaths and 1,475 cases since Thursday
B.C.'s "slow and steady" COVID-19 vaccination program continues to roll out — so much so…
Two more Kelowna flights had possible COVID-19 exposures
Two Air Canada flights into Kelowna last week had people on board who potentially were…
Penticton counterattack program got some help from the pandemic
COVID-19 restrictions may have helped keep impaired drivers off Penticton and area roads this holiday…