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31 COVID-19 deaths since Friday as B.C. marks one year of live-streamed updates
It’s been a year since B.C. started to get regular updates about COVID-19 and the…
COVID-19 case count rising in smaller Southern Interior cities
Smaller Southern Interior cities are dealing with higher proportions of COVID-19, according to the Jan.…
COVID-19 deaths within Interior Health increase by 4 overnight
The COVID-19 death toll within Interior Health is now at 44. Interior Health is reporting…
67 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 446 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 446 new COVID-19 cases today, including 10 epi-linked cases, raising the…
Kelowna restaurant workers facing abuse from disgruntled customers and anti-maskers
Christina Skinner has been in the restaurant industry for 25 years, and she’s never had…
Kelowna and area was a COVID-19 hotspot in December
The Central Okanagan had 2,289 cases of COVID-19 throughout 2020, making it one of the…
Potential COVID-19 school exposures recorded in three biggest Okanagan cities
It's been one week since school got underway again across the Southern Interior and exposure…
Ebus to Kelowna flagged for COVID-19 exposure
An EBUS that arrived in Kelowna from Abbotsford Dec. 20 is the source of potential…
COVID-19 cases reported at Sun Peaks
The Sun Peaks Community Health Centre announced in a letter sent Dec. 26 that COVID-19…
UPDATE: 60 COVID-19 cases now linked to Big White Ski Resort
Interior Health has identified 60 cases of COVID-19 related to Big White; mostly from transmission…
Another flight to Kelowna with COVID-19 exposure risk
There's been another Kelowna flight with a potential COVID-19 exposure. On Dec 4, Air Canada…
13 more deaths from COVID-19 in B.C., 738 new cases
B.C.'s COVID-19 caseload continued its sharp ascent Wednesday, with 738 new cases reported across the…
New record 1,959 COVID-19 cases in B.C. since Friday; 9 deaths
B.C. health officials today announced a record-breaking 1,959 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday and…
COVID-19 exposure at West Kelowna elementary school
There's been a confirmed COVID-19 case at Rose Valley Elementary school, school officials announced today, …
13 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health, 167 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 167 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 13 of those being…
Coldstream takes social distancing to new level by closing cemetery
On the one year anniversary of her grandmother's death, Celine Duranleau and her mother headed…
Lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in a month
Only 14 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday, April 16, according to a report…
Long-term care homes in Interior Health region face staffing shortages under new COVID-19 order
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s order that workers in long-term care homes can only…
How Kelowna bylaw deals with calls about people not social distancing
Kelowna bylaw officers have responded to about 200 COVID-19-related complaints since the end of March.…
Kelowna manufacturer completes 2,000 protective face shields for Canadian healthcare workers
A Kelowna avionics and specialty audio manufacturer made 2,000 protective face shields that are about…
BREAKING: Interior Health region sees first COVID-19 death; man in his 60s succumbs to disease
The Interior Health region has suffered its first COVID-19 fatality, Dr. Bonnie Henry said today,…
Central Okanagan politicians join with business to plot course for post COVID-19 economic recovery
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and regional district chair Gail Given will head a task force…
Raising money to replace lost income during pandemic? GoFundMe may not be the way to go
With so many losing their jobs to COVID-19 or wanting to help fight the spread…
Kelowna and Kamloops golf courses open with pandemic precautions in place
At least four Okanagan golf courses are opening this week with more coming in the…