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Covid-19
Act now or face new COVID-19 restrictions: Interior Health
New orders restricting visiting and travelling in the Lower Mainland will come to the Interior…
Three more cases of COVID-19 in Kelowna schools
Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in three different elementary schools in Kelowna. The…
Parents concerned about COVID-19 alerts need to look at transmission, not exposures
Reports of COVID-19 in schools may be on the rise in Kelowna and elsewhere, but…
COVID-19 infection rate in B.C. more than triple than at height of first wave
Back in the spring during the first wave, when fears abounded COVID-19 would rip through…
Locals ‘encouraged’ to wear a mask even while outdoors in downtown Kamloops
The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association has taken a stance on personal protective equipment and…
Kamloops McDonald’s employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Kamloops McDonald's employee has tested positive for COVID-19. An employee from the restaurant location…
998 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 28 in Interior Health
Cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in B.C., prompting health officials to say yet again…
Kamloops organization creates wine n’ dine drive-thru for two
A Kamloops charity foundation is thinking outside the box with a COVID-safe drive-thru dinner and…
COVID-19 cases at Kelowna daycare exposes some of the confusion about how and why information is shared
A cluster of possibly as many as 14 COVID-19 cases that led to the voluntary…
COVID-19 exposure at West Kelowna elementary school
There's been a confirmed COVID-19 case at Rose Valley Elementary school, school officials announced today, …
West Kelowna middle school confirms COVID-19 case
There has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at E´cole Glenrosa Middle School, district officials…
More COVID-19 cases identified at Kelowna schools
E´cole Dr. Knox Middle School and Kelowna Secondary School have had new exposures to COVID-19,…
Okanagan Humane Society takes raffle online due to COVID-19
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Okanagan Humane Society will be conducting…
567 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., new orders for Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health
B.C. reported 567 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, prompting new public health…
South Okanagan gift shop says mask-wearing ‘prohibited’ in store
Despite Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam recommending non-medical mask-wearing indoors, a South…
Masks now required in all B.C. healthcare facilities for patients, staff and visitors
Masks are now required in all B.C. healthcare facilities for patients, staff and visitors, according…
Okanagan puppy sales, pet store supplies spike amid pandemic
Patty Edwards always had a waitlist for her aussie shepherd puppies, but that list has…
Crackdowns on risky activities in metro Vancouver likely as second wave deepens
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is looking at cracking down on people engaging in…
589 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. breaks single day record
The number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. hit 589 today, breaking yesterday's record single…
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Patient Care Tower construction site in Kamloops
Interior Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at the construction site at the Royal…
Anti-mask leaflets found in Vernon newspapers
The Vernon Morning Star has sent a cease and desist order after anti-mask propaganda flyers…
Two new COVID-19 cases at Kelowna schools
New COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at a Kelowna middle and high school. A COVID-19…
Storybook Village planned for downtown Kamloops instead of parade
Organizers have released further details about the Christmas display replacing Kamloops's annual Santa Claus Parade…
Local governments in the Southern Interior are getting more than $50 million in COVID-19 grants
The provincial government released figures today, Nov. 5, on how much money is coming to…