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Increased visits to B.C. long-term care homes not likely any time soon
The call for a quick loosening of visitation restrictions in long-term care homes in B.C.…
425 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C.
There were 425 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past 24 hours, but…
Kelowna elementary school has COVID-19 exposure
Springvalley Elementary is the latest Kelowna school to report a person has tested positive for…
COVID-19 case identified on Flair flight to Kelowna
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting an airline passenger infected with COVID-19 travelled…
Another Kelowna high school reports case of COVID-19
A single case of COVID-19 has been reported at Okanagan Mission Secondary School in Kelowna.…
Outbreak at West Kelowna’s La Casa resort; 335 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 335 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, 15 of which…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna care home
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in a Kelowna long-term care home. The health…
Interior Health opens new larger Vernon COVID-19 testing site
The Interior Health Authority has established a new, larger COVID-19 testing centre in Vernon. According…
Job growth slowing in Thompson-Okanagan with the end of tourist season
Local support of business and workers will be critical to the recovery from this year’s…
COVID-19 testing site in Kelowna moving and expanding
Interior Health is relocating its COVID-19 testing site to 2180 Ethel St. in Kelowna effective…
New COVID-19 case confirmed at Kelowna high school
The Central Okanagan school district has announced an additional COVID-19 case at a Kelowna high…
West Kelowna mandates masks in City-operated facilities
The City of West Kelowna is requiring non-medical masks covering the nose and mouth to…
299 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 11 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials announced 299 new cases of COVID-19 today, 11 of which are in…
Interior Health investigating COVID-19 exposure at Kelowna care home
Interior Health is investigating a COVID-19 exposure at a Kelowna care home but no outbreak…
B.C. may have to adjust COVID-19 strategy to get more visitors into long term care homes
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has fought COVID-19 by ordering province-wide restrictions. Even in…
Workers at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops test positive for COVID-19
A group of workers at Royal Inland Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. Interior Health…
B.C.’s seniors advocate calls on province to make family members of longer-term care residents essential
After reviewing more than 13,000 surveys filled out by family members and residents of long-term…
Armstrong high school students exposed to COVID-19 at Halloween party
Armstrong's Pleasant Valley Secondary School has alerted parents that some of its students were exposed…
Why B.C. isn’t rolling out a COVID-19 alert app just yet
Want to know if there’s been a case of COVID-19 near you? Well, there’s an…
There is no magic number to trigger more shutdowns in B.C.
As B.C.’s COVID-19 caseload continues to surge, questions about what number will prompt health officials…
1,120 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 6 deaths
B.C. health officials announced 1,120 more cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and six new deaths.…
UPDATE: iN VIDEO: Masks now mandatory at City Hall and other indoor Kelowna-run facilities
Kelowna is now requiring all visitors to any City run indoor facilities to wear a…
Kelowna flight with confirmed COVID-19 case
Another flight to Kelowna had a passenger aboard with a confirmed case COVID-19, meaning those…
Kelowna police are reviewing video tape images of City Hall vandalism
While the City of Kelowna has numerous surveillance cameras in its parkades, and places like…