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City of Kelowna seeks injunction against anti-vax protesters
Anti-vaccine "Freedom Rally" protesters have used Stuart Park to host their protests since early on…
‘Medical apartheid:’ Anti-vaxxer loses battle after ICBC fired her
An ICBC worker who called the government's mandatory vaccination policy a "medical apartheid in the…
Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year
Diligence during the COVID pandemic the past few years kept seasonal flu at bay but…
B.C. seniors get criminal record for racist tantrum at coffee shop
LANGUAGE ADVISORY A pair of B.C. seniors who poured their coffee on the floor of…
Suspect arrested in anti-vax counter-protester assault
A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection to an alleged assault on a COVID-19…
Vernon anti-vax counter-protester assaulted
A Vernon man who has been counter-protesting anti-vaxxers at a weekly Polson Park demonstration says…
Ringo Starr has COVID; Penticton show cancelled
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has cancelled his upcoming performance in Penticton because he has…
Anti-vaxxer loses legal case against employer over vaccine policy
A B.C. woman who was placed on unpaid leave because she refused to get vaccinated…
Kelowna pastor who broke COVID rules loses legal challenge
A Kelowna pastor who held a church service during lockdown has lost a legal challenge…
As seasons change, B.C. health officials expecting hundreds more flu, COVID hospitalizations
B.C. is rolling out flu vaccines this October in hopes of keeping the province's hospitals…
West Kelowna nurse suspended for giving vulnerable patient anti-vax info
A West-Kelowna nurse who gave a vulnerable client anti-COVID vaccine information and recommended pseudo-science alternatives…
Invitations for COVID booster shots in B.C. go out this week
The new COVID bivalent vaccine is expected to start arriving in B.C. this week so…
B.C. pharmacist that reused syringe barrel for COVID-19 vax suspended
A B.C. pharmacist who reused the same syringe barrel while giving out COVID-19 vaccinations has…
B.C.’s next round of COVID shots expected this fall
Just when many B.C. residents thought they had put COVID-19 behind them, provincial health authorities…
Boost now or wait? What you should know in B.C.
If you were confused by the latest announcement about second booster shots in British Columbia,…