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JONESIE: There’s something rotten over the TNRD investigation
OPINION Things have gotten worse at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, not better. The regional district…
Third Okanagan convoy protest against vaccine mandates this weekend
Another convoy of protestors plan to driver from Vernon to Osoyoos along Highway 97 this…
COVID’s grip on B.C. hospitals remains tight as case counts rise in Interior Health
COVID hospitalizations and intensive care numbers fell only slightly today, according to a Ministry of…
Why vaccinations are the last concern for the B.C. Trucking Association
The Canadian trucking industry was in dire need of an infusion of new blood before…
Slight drop in number of people most sick with COVID in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis and the number in intensive…
B.C. not an ‘outlier’ when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry
B.C. will not follow the lead of some other provinces when it comes to removing…
B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions
While some provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they will dramatically ease COVID-19 restrictions,…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
Number of people in B.C. hospital ICU’s with COVID creeping up
There are now 146 people in intensive care units in B.C. with COVID-19, up five…
B.C. residents more satisfied than most Canadians with COVID booster shot efforts: survey
British Columbians are more satisfied with their province's COVID booster shot efforts than most Canadians,…
COVID hospitalizations remain high in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a positive COVID test result grew to 987…
West Kelowna gym ordered to close for breaching public health orders
A controversial West Kelowna gym that continues to defy COVID-19 public health mandates has been…
Interior Health lagging behind Lower Mainland in the fight against Omicron
While COVID case counts are dropping in B.C. overall, they’re staying high in the Interior…
TNRD approves vaccine policy for elected officials
Board members at the Thompson Nicola Regional District will now be required to be vaccinated…
Worst of COVID’s impacts slowly declines in B.C.
The number of people made very sick by COVID-19 in B.C. has dropped slightly this…
Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend
While protesters from across the country are hunkered down in Ottawa in the ongoing trucker…
985 people in hospital in B.C. with COVID
There are now 985 people with a positive COVID test in B.C. hospitals, 145 of whom…
Kelowna RN sues employer for wrongful dismissal due to vaccine policy
A Kelowna nurse is suing her former employer, claiming she was wrongfully dismissed from a…
Hostile takeover? Anti-vaxxers move to overtake Shuswap community radio board
A non-profit Shuswap community radio station has seen such an upsurge in new membership it…
B.C. may have reached peak of COVID hospitalizations as numbers drop slightly
“It looks like we’re at our peak of hospitalizations.” That from provincial health officer Dr.…
Limited supply of new COVID-fighting pill in B.C. even for those most at risk
Like everything else with COVID, the use of the latest tool to fight it is…
Record high COVID hospitalizations in B.C.; not all sick with COVID
The wave of people in B.C. hospitals with positive COVID-19 cases seems to have peaked…
More than 1,000 people in B.C. hospitals with COVID
For the first time ever, the number people in hospital in B.C. with a positive…
Pandemic uncertainty continues to challenge Okanagan wedding planners, couples
After two years of the COVID pandemic, brides, grooms and event planners are riding the…