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Covid-19
Live in a small community? Interior Health has some good COVID-19 news for you
Communities like Enderby, Beaverdelll and Sicamous may not have easy access to popular big box…
Bigger cities in Interior Health hit hardest by rising COVID-19 cases
The Interior Health region has recorded the highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases this…
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, which claimed three lives, is over. The outbreak…
Despite vaccines, lower death rates, here’s why we’re still locked down in B.C.
So many B.C. residents are slacking off on their COVID prevention behaviors that the province…
Penticton SPCA flea market back for the season
A popular flea market and important fundraiser for the South Okanagan Society for the Prevention…
1,005 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 110 in Interior Health
There were 1,005 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with…
1,205 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 69 in Interior Health
The daily count of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia was near record highs in the…
Children are safer from COVID-19 when they’re at school: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Studies of COVID-19 cases associated with schools in the Lower Mainland show that children are…
Wrong Flow: Kelowna yoga studio gets hateful backlash in identity mix-up
A Kelowna dance and yoga studio owner is speaking out after she received negative comments…
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees test positive for COVID-19
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees have tested positive for COVID-19 recently. According to a list posted…
Interior Health is behind, inconsistent on posting COVID exposures in schools
When COVID-19 gets into schools within the Interior Health region, parents get letters from the…
1,168 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 105 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials reported 1,168 new cases of COVID-19 today, and six more deaths. That…
Revelstoke yoga studio owner plans to fight fines
The owner of a Revelstoke yoga studio recently fined for violating public health orders plans…
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise in B.C.
Another 873 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in B.C. and two more people have…
Peachland mayor opts to wait for vaccine, ‘bothered’ by volunteers jumping the queue
While being mayor in a Central Okanagan community doesn’t qualify one for an early vaccination,…