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High vaccination rate behind end to COVID testing at UBCO
The University of B.C., which includes UBCO in Kelowna, has dropped its requirement for unvaccinated…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. continue downward trend
The number of people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 dropped slightly over the past 24…
Okanagan chambers call for end of vaccine mandates
An end to vaccine mandates in B.C. is being demanded by a half-dozen Chambers of…
COVID hospitalizations decline over weekend in B.C.
There were almost 1,000 new COVID cases recorded in B.C. over the weekend but the…
B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors
A B.C. Judge has ruled that an unvaccinated parent can only spend time with their…
Hundreds still in B.C. hospitals with COVID as numbers slowly fall
While progress is slow, the number of people sick enough with COVID to be in…
JONESIE: Notes from another vacation amid a global crisis
OPINION Post-COVID is going great so far, don’t you think? Nothing to worry about now.…
Slight drop in number of COVID hospitalizations in B.C.
There are now 511 people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 79 of whom…
Number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID continues slow decline
There are now 517 people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 73 of whom…
COVID vaccine clinics moving to smaller venues in Interior Health
Interior Health is shifting away from large, mass vaccination clinics to offering COVID vaccines in…
COVID easing in B.C. but not in Interior Health
As the number and severity of COVID cases continues to decrease in B.C., the Interior…
B.C.’s top doctor hints of COVID restrictions easing in time for spring break
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is not one to telegraph her moves, whether that’s…
Interior Health records 30% of new COVID cases in B.C. over weekend
Out of 974 COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. over the weekend, almost one-third, 319, were…
Participants needed for TRU study on impact of COVID restrictions in care homes
A research team at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops has been busy collecting data as…
COVID case numbers trending in the right direction in B.C.
The slow but steady decline in COVID cases, hospitalizations and intensive care patients continues in…
Hospitalizations down but deaths up due to COVID in B.C.
The number of people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID diagnosis dropped slightly again today…
New treatments available in B.C. to fight COVID
Two treatments for people who are seriously sick with COVID have been approved for use…
Omicron infections slow to decline in Interior Health due to low vaccination rate
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is taking longer to let go of its hold on…
Discipline hearing planned for Lytton doctor who promoted ‘COVID misinformation’
A family doctor in Lytton is expected to appear at a discipline hearing for his…
Slight drop in number of patients in B.C. hospitals with COVID
The number of people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID diagnosis dropped only slightly today…
Crown considers charges against anti-COVID protestor who disrupted Kelowna Remembrance Day ceremony
The B.C. Prosecution Service will be deciding whether or not to pursue charges against the…
Interior Health keeping close eye on West Kelowna gym shut down by court injunction
Interior Health is keeping a close eye on a controversial West Kelowna gym that's been…
Free COVID rapid test kits will be available at B.C. pharmacies
The B.C. government is expanding the availability of COVID rapid tests. They’re now going to…
44 COVID deaths in B.C. over long weekend
Forty-four people died from COVID over the long weekend in B.C., bringing the pandemic total…