Covid-19

B.C. has staggering 46 COVID-19 deaths since Friday; 2,364 new cases
B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll grew by a record-breaking 46 since Friday, painting a stark picture…

Stiff fine for anti-mask protest organizer in Salmon Arm
The organizer of a protest against the current COVID-19 public health measures in Salmon Arm this…

UPDATE: Interior Health declares outbreak at Kelowna long-term care home
A resident of a long-term care home in Kelowna has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a…

Penticton Vees player tests positive for COVID-19
A member of the Penticton Vees has tested positive for COVID-19. The B.C. Hockey League…

More Okanagan schools with COVID-19 exposures
Interior Health confirmed more school exposures this weekend, in both Vernon and Kelowna. A member…

Kelowna mexican restaurant temporarily shuts down after COVID-19 case reported
A new Kelowna Mexican restaurant has temporarily decided to close its doors after a person…

Kelowna support worker speaks out after client denied haircut because he can’t wear a mask
After his disabled client was refused a haircut at a Kelowna hair salon for not…

How the Salvation Army rescued the local kettle campaign
The Salvation Army is launching new technologies to assist in this year’s Christmas Kettle Campaign…

Small number of anti-maskers in B.C. compared with other places in the world: UBC professor
With an uptick in anti-maskers being reported to authorities after the provincial health officer mandated…

Are you financially prepared for another year under the pandemic?
While COVID-19 has hammered some workers who’ve lost their jobs or had their hours cut,…

Kamloops’s Whoville on lockdown after recent provincial health orders
Kamloops's Whoville is set-up and ready for guests, but the most recent provincial health orders…

Anti-masker throws hot coffee on Kelowna IGA employee
The Kelowna RCMP is investigating after a person refused to wear a mask at the…

MASKED UP: Kelowna mall shoppers follow rules, brave Black Friday deals despite pandemic
Hundreds of shoppers took to Orchard Park Shopping Centre for Black Friday today and the…

911 COVID-19 cases in B.C. sets new daily record
There were 911 new COVID-19 cases and 11 additional deaths from the virus in B.C.…

Two Central Okanagan schools hit by COVID-19
Two more schools in the Central Okanagan have reported exposures among their 'schools communities'. Quigley…