Covid-19

B.C. health authorities watching for COVID-19 spike after mask mandates lifted
As B.C. is set to remove mask mandates tomorrow, health authorities are watching for COVID-19…

Number of B.C. patients in hospital with COVID slowly declines
The number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 saw another slight drop in the…

This year’s summer camps in B.C. won’t have COVID restrictions
Parents can start planning to send their children to summer camp this summer, as COVID-19…

Long-term care visits almost back to normal in B.C.
B.C. residents can go back long-term care centres to visit their family members and loved…

80% of Canadians say COVID pandemic has pulled people further apart: survey
More than 80 per cent of Canadians say the pandemic has pulled people further apart,…

High vaccination rate behind end to COVID testing at UBCO
The University of B.C., which includes UBCO in Kelowna, has dropped its requirement for unvaccinated…

COVID hospitalizations in B.C. continue downward trend
The number of people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 dropped slightly over the past 24…

Okanagan chambers call for end of vaccine mandates
An end to vaccine mandates in B.C. is being demanded by a half-dozen Chambers of…

COVID hospitalizations decline over weekend in B.C.
There were almost 1,000 new COVID cases recorded in B.C. over the weekend but the…

B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors
A B.C. Judge has ruled that an unvaccinated parent can only spend time with their…

Hundreds still in B.C. hospitals with COVID as numbers slowly fall
While progress is slow, the number of people sick enough with COVID to be in…

JONESIE: Notes from another vacation amid a global crisis
OPINION Post-COVID is going great so far, don’t you think? Nothing to worry about now.…

Slight drop in number of COVID hospitalizations in B.C.
There are now 511 people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 79 of whom…

Number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID continues slow decline
There are now 517 people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 73 of whom…

COVID vaccine clinics moving to smaller venues in Interior Health
Interior Health is shifting away from large, mass vaccination clinics to offering COVID vaccines in…