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Covid-19
Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise as concerns for ‘respiratory season’ take the forefront in B.C.
Cases of COVID-19 are continuing on an upward trajectory, with 96 new cases announced overnight,…
Changing school wellness checklist in B.C. offers confusion about COVID-19 precautions
Since the start of the pandemic, B.C. health officials have asked that everyone put one…
Apple grower offers U-pick in response to scarce farm labour
Osoyoos apple grower Jack Relvas is getting creative this year as COVID-19 creates a shortage…
366 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 16 in Interior Health
Quebec announced it was in its second wave of COVID-19 this week, but despite another…
Kamloops Liberal MLAs critical of Premier Horgan’s snap election call
Kamloops's MLAs are not happy about Premier John Horgan's announcement that British Columbians will head…
Uncanny: Pandemic shopping fever sees canning supplies wiped out
In the 20 plus years Orest Sworak has worked at the well-known Vernon homeware store,…
New $20 an hour workers in B.C. care homes need to be prepared for menial tasks
Thousands of B.C. residents have already put their names forward for new jobs in the…
‘It’s my dream:’ The pandemic is dimming the dreams of an Okanagan high school basketball star
West Kelowna teen Cole Wyllie has played basketball nearly every day for the last five…
B.C. cracking down on violators of COVID-19 food and liquor serving orders
B.C. is going to crack down on people who violate the provincial health officer's orders…
Behind the scenes of pandemic comedy thriller ‘Outrunners’ filming in Kamloops
A Kamloops-born director and screenwriter was fleeing the big city at the beginning of the…
Thompson Okanagan managing to keep COVID-19 cases lower than most of the province
B.C.'s COVID-19 curve has turned up in recent weeks, but not all regions are seeing…
‘Talk about commie intimidation, eh?’ woman says when asked to wear mask in Kelowna store
A recent encounter at the Kelowna LUSH store has gone viral, highlighting yet another conflict…
50th annual Big White ski swap cancelled due to COVID-19
COVID-19 restrictions have made it impossible for the Big White Ski Club to hold its…
Kelowna wood-burning artist utilizes social media during pandemic
Using the power of social media, a Kelowna-based artist is keeping busy during the pandemic.…
Behaviour during Labour Day long weekend behind jump COVID-19 numbers in B.C.
Another 139 B.C. residents tested positive for COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Kamloops school district reporting big spike in online enrolment
A preliminary enrolment report from the Kamloops-Thompson School District shows a big jump in the…
Physical distancing protocols expose shortcomings at Penticton courthouse
The courthouse in Penticton is having trouble handling crowds in the public gallery thanks to…
It’s too late for this pandemic isolated long-term care patient but his wife fights on for others
It’s like a “switch flipped” for many residents in B.C. long-term care homes four months…
No relief in sight for businesses in B.C. wanting to serve liquor past 10 p.m.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry refuses to back down on her order that bans…
B.C. students will avoid nose swab COVID-19 tests and spit instead
A new “rinse and spit” process has been created in B.C. to collect samples for…
Another record high number of COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C.
There were a record high 165 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24…
Kelowna Halloween haunt not folding for COVID-19, merely taking to the road
A Kelowna man’s fondness for frightening Halloween revellers won’t be cut short by COVID-19. Paul…
More eSchool, fewer exchange students: Central Okanagan schools see COVID-19 related changes
Pandemic concerns have made way for some significant changes in the makeup of local schools.…
You can still party late into the night at certain locations in B.C.
Last week’s shut down of nightclubs and banquet halls as well as cutting off of…