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Covid-19
B.C.’s top doctor not ruling out family visits over holidays but warns be very, very careful
It might be OK for grandparents to spend some time with grandchildren over the holiday…
B.C. records one of the worst days for COVID-19 deaths
Public health officials say 28 people have died from COVID-19 in B.C. in the past…
B.C. Centre for Disease Control warns public of COVID-19 text scam
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning the public about a COVID-19 text scam going…
Okanagan Similkameen school district reports first COVID-19 case
A South Okanagan high school is reporting it’s first COVID-19 infection. Interior Health reports South…
Neither COVID-19 nor road closures are expected to stop the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in 2021
Plans are in the works to run a spectator-less Knox Mountain Hill Climb in 2021.…
Plan to pack away your mask by summer: B.C. health officials
The curve appears to be flattening and a vaccine is on its way, but don’t…
‘Beginning of the end may be in front of us:’ B.C. premier says of COVID-19 pandemic
The first round of vaccines will arrive in the Lower Mainland next week, but it…
Interior Health region second in line for COVID-19 vaccine behind Lower Mainland
The first distribution sites in B.C. for the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are going to…
Opening of Kelowna’s Stuart Park skating rink postponed
Those itching to get their skates on and enjoy Kelowna's biggest outdoor rink may be…
Okanagan distillery bypassed as government spends millions elsewhere on hand sanitizer
In the early days of the pandemic with supermarket shelves stripped bare of hand sanitizer…
The pandemic has not created economic hardship for the majority
Tired of being shut in at home unable or unwilling to travel, shop or dine…
566 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 16 deaths
There have been 566 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours…
‘No one, including minks, deserves to die of COVID-19’: Pamela Anderson tells Premier Horgan
Pamela Anderson is calling on B.C.’s premier to shut down fur factory farms within the…
Okanagan church gathering attracts RCMP attention
While there have yet to be reports of large church services contravening public health orders…
Vernon high school student tests positive for COVID-19
A Grade 8 student at Vernon's Clarence Fulton Secondary School has tested positive for COVID-19.…