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Covid-19
BCHL announces tentative return to play start date
The B.C. Hockey League has announced its plan for the start of the 2020-2021 season,…
Dr. Bonnie Henry holding irregular COVID-19 update today
There have rarely been B.C. Ministry of Health COVID-19 briefings on Friday, but that is…
Penticton winery shuts doors over COVID-19 case
A case of COVID-19 in the South Okanagan has closed a Penticton winery. Poplar Grove…
Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association suspends play due to possible COVID-19 exposure
The Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association has suspended all play until further notice. A player…
Kelowna gym reports possible case of COVID-19
A person with COVID-19 may have used the World Gym facility in Kelowna last week.…
UBCO researchers create liquid that repels viruses, including COVID-19
A new liquid that can repel germs by acting like an invisible force field on…
18 people in Kelowna test positive for COVID-19 following exposures earlier this month
There have now been 27 people in B.C. who have tested positive after a number…
Premier Horgan wants new national sick leave program to be followed by federal approach to opioid crisis
Premier John Horgan praised the federal government’s new $19 billion Safe Restart Program today, in…
Thompson and Okanagan cities escape serious COVID-19 cash flow problems — for now
With around 80 per cent of property taxes being paid on time in the Thompson…
Two more Kelowna flights with possible COVID-19 exposure
More possible COVID-19 exposure points are coming out of Kelowna. The B.C. Centre for Disease…
Four new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
There have been four new COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the…
Passengers on 31 Canadian flights this month may have been exposed to COVID-19
Canadians who have been flying this month should check a list of international and domestic…
UBCO researchers working to improve device that eliminates COVID-19 carrying airborne droplets
UBC Okanagan researchers and a Kelowna healthcare company are working to make improvements to a…
17 people now infected with COVID-19 after private parties in Kelowna
The number of people with COVID-19 identified from private parties in Kelowna around Canada Day…
Interior Health says no risk eating cherries from South Okanagan facility after workers test positive for COVID-19
Interior Health doesn't have concerns about a health risk for people eating produce from an Oliver…
62 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., three deaths
There have been 62 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. since Friday, and three…
2 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Oliver farm while town hall closes due to positive staff test
Interior Health has confirmed two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at a South…
COVID-19 exposure risk on Air Canada Kelowna-Vancouver flight
Officials are warning of another possible COVID-19 exposure risk in Kelowna. The BC Centre for…
Kamloops Airport sees 97 per cent drop in passenger traffic due to pandemic
The pandemic has had a huge impact on the air travel industry globally, and at…
Fraudulent CERB claims have lowered crime Penticton RCMP says
Crime in Penticton has dropped significantly through the COVID-19 pandemic and Penticton’s police chief thinks…
COVID-19 exposure possible at Kelowna’s Cactus Club and Pace Spin Studio
Interior Health has now identified additional locations in Kelowna where exposure to COVID-19 was possible.…
Okanagan hotels faring better than rest of B.C. with easing COVID-19 restrictions on tourism
As B.C. reopens to tourists following the lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, a…
Interior Health urges individuals to self-isolate after potential exposure to COVID-19 at Kelowna resort, B&B
Interior Health has identified two locations where individuals may have been exposed to COVID-19. The…
Photo of 7-year-old Dr. Bonnie Henry featured in Science World’s latest campaign
The world needs more nerds like provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Science World's The…