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Covid-19
Big White Ski Resort fires staff over COVID-19 cluster
Big White Ski Resort has fired several employees following a cluster of COVID-19 cases related…
Interior Health region COVID-19 cases approaching 3,000 mark
With 91 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, there have now been 2,998…
More COVID-19 cases expected as testing continues at Big White
The cluster of 60 people associated with Big White Ski Resort may grow as more…
COVID-19 exposure reported on Kamloops flight
A flight from Kamloops had a passenger aboard with a confirmed case COVID-19, meaning those…
Vernon care aide says late pandemic pay will impact this Christmas
Every working day, care aides in long term care homes in B.C. work long and…
Kamloops, Okanagan women face additional pregnancy challenges during pandemic
Kaelyn Kraushar gave birth to her second child at Vernon Jubilee Hospital eight weeks ago…
South Okanagan long-term care home resident dies of COVID-19
A woman in her 70s has died at a long-term care home in Oliver. An…
21 COVID-19 deaths in B.C; 522 new cases
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in B.C. with 21 deaths and 522…
UPDATE: 60 COVID-19 cases now linked to Big White Ski Resort
Interior Health has identified 60 cases of COVID-19 related to Big White; mostly from transmission…
Some Central Okanagan parents worried about COVID-19 exposure notification delays in schools
Parents at several Central Okanagan schools are concerned about the amount of time taken for…
South Okanagan pizza shop closes, cites ‘globalist muzzles’
A Keremeos business underwent a sudden name change at the same time it announced it…
COVID-19 outbreak at South Okanagan care home continues to grow
A COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in the South Okanagan continues to grow.…
More than 2,100 cases of COVID-19 since Friday in B.C.; 49 deaths
B.C.'s first COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed tomorrow, marking the first big shift in what…
Two Big White Ski Resort employees test positive for COVID-19
Two staff members at Big White Ski Resort have tested positive for COVID-19 prompting Interior…
Work from home? New office towers in Kamloops, Kelowna defy the pandemic trend
Construction of the 23-storey Landmark 7 office tower in Kelowna hasn’t slowed because of COVID-19.…
Map highlights where COVID-19 cases are spreading fastest in B.C.
COVID-19 numbers have continued to stack up in B.C., but the map detailing where cases…
COVID-19 forcing a rethink of the workplace, Penticton business says
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way businesses in Kamloops and the Okanagan operate as…
5 more COVID-19 exposures at Central Okanagan schools
There are five more COVID-19 exposures at Central Okanagan Public Schools today, Dec. 13. Mar…
Kelowna homeless shelter is building community while hunkered down during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized populations, but at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission there appears…
Osoyoos coffeehouse finds a profitable ‘bubble’ in battle to beat COVID-19 restrictions
An Osoyoos coffeehouse was among the first to try an innovative way to stay open,…
Kelowna farmer’s market organizer airs frustration over new restrictions limiting artisan sales
The Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market organizer is frustrated that vendors can still sell food…
Hundreds of people reported at Kelowna protest of masks, vaccinations
Hundreds of people carrying anti-vaccination and anti-mask signs took to Kelowna's streets this afternoon in…
9 Central Okanagan schools have recent COVID-19 exposures
In the Central Okanagan, nine schools have reported COVID-19 exposures within the last two weeks.…
Interior Health region COVID-19 cases hit 99 in single day
The number of new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region is slowly…