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COVID-19 vaccines now available at pharmacies in Penticton
COVID-19 vaccine availability is being topped up at pharmacies in the Interior Health region, and…
Kelowna woman fighting to live upright
A Kelowna woman is asking for help to get her friend Kira Miron “living upright.”…
All front line workers in B.C. should be vaccinated by mid-May
Ongoing problems with the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has thrown a wrench into the province’s…
COVID cases down in Interior Health; up slightly in Kamloops, Penticton
While the number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region has dropped during…
841 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 74 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials reported 841 new cases of COVID-19 today, 74 of which were in…
B.C.’s circuit breaker health orders working, top doc says
B.C.'s top doctor said circuit breaker health orders have gone some distance to knock down…
2nd COVID-19 death at Cottonwoods care home in Kelowna
A second death has been recorded in a COVID-19 outbreak at Cottonwoods Care Centre in…
COVID-19 cases in Interior Health drop for 1st time in weeks
After a steady climb over the past few weeks, the number of people living in…
UPDATE:1,006 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. as hospitalizations climb
The number of B.C. residents in hospital and intensive care continues to climb as 1,006…
Another COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital declared over
The second COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital has been declared over by Interior Health…
Wait times for status cards example of systemic racism, says petition
Vivian Hermansen is collecting signatures for a new petition calling on the federal government to…
Fundraiser for Kamloops toddler as search for kidney continues
A fundraising effort for a Kamloops toddler in need of a kidney gets underway this…
B.C. Premier Horgan lashes out at dangerous COVID-19 rule breakers
As the province prepares to crack down on unnecessary travel, provincial authorities are showing increased…
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, which claimed three lives, is over. The outbreak…
1,005 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 110 in Interior Health
There were 1,005 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with…
1,205 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 69 in Interior Health
The daily count of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia was near record highs in the…
Children are safer from COVID-19 when they’re at school: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Studies of COVID-19 cases associated with schools in the Lower Mainland show that children are…
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees test positive for COVID-19
Multiple Vernon Superstore employees have tested positive for COVID-19 recently. According to a list posted…
1,168 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 105 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials reported 1,168 new cases of COVID-19 today, and six more deaths. That…
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise in B.C.
Another 873 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in B.C. and two more people have…
Revelstoke fitness club violates health orders, gets $2,500 in fines
The owner of a fitness club in Revelstoke purposely violated public health orders designed to…
B.C. begins registering vaccinations for people as young as 40 next week
B.C. residents as young as age 40 will soon be able to register to get…
Vaccine works against variants, B.C.’s top doctor says
The current slate of vaccines all work well against the varying strains of COVID-19 circulating…
Okanagan’s COVID-19 caseload, school exposures on the rise
The Okanagan’s COVID-19 caseload is on the rise, according to the most recent map from…