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Covid-19
57% of Canadians think a ‘vaccine passport’ is a good idea, survey says
More than 50% of Canadians are in favour of a vaccine passport that would allow…
Long-term care dropped from Merritt home due to staffing issues, IH intervention
A Merritt care home that was placed under supervision of the Interior Health Authority because…
7 recent COVID-19 exposures reported on Kelowna flights
Within the last two weeks, seven planes landing and departing from Kelowna International Airport carried…
More than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered throughout Interior
The Interior Health Authority has administered more than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents…
COVID created this Kelowna company but will Canada keep it going?
Kelowna’s Breathe Medical Manufacturing went from 0 to 180 employees in just five months last…
The pandemic has ‘worked perfectly’ for this long-suffering Kelowna city councillor
Despite the death, sickness and economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are occasionally some…
The ‘safest gig in Kelowna’ has been cancelled by Interior Health
Kelowna musician Anna Jacyszyn is flabbergasted and angry that a special Mother’s Day performance by…
New COVID-19 cases jump to 722 in B.C.
After a steady drop in daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. in recent days, the numbers…
Leak of COVID data may push B.C. health officials to release more to public
A recent leak of COVID-19 data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control showed that…
Interior Health identifies 3 communities as high COVID-19 transmission areas
People living in three Interior Health region neighbourhoods will have greater access to the AstraZeneca…
Step away from the ladder: B.C. Hydro reports ‘backyard loggers’ account for huge jump in power line incidents
As people spend more time improving their backyards during the COVID-19 pandemic, so comes a…
COVID-19 outbreak turns deadly at Kelowna long-term care home
Three people have died during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Spring Valley Seniors Community long-term…
You could get a choice of what vaccine to take as 2nd dose in B.C.
B.C. residents should know by the end of May if it’s better to “mix and…
694 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 52 in Interior Health
The number of people being infected with COVID-19 each day continues at a high rate…
New COVID cases up in Kamloops, Penticton but down overall in Interior Health region
As with the rest of B.C., the number of new COVID-19 cases dropped over the…