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Splatsin latest First Nation to introduce mandatory vaccinations for staff
The Splatsin First Nation has mandated all employees and elected officials to be vaccinated by…
COVID-19 restrictions may ease soon in Interior Health
For months the COVID socializing restrictions have been tougher in the Interior Health region than…
COVID-19 outbreaks close six operating rooms in Kamloops
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has forced the closure of six…
Enderby elementary school closed due to COVID outbreak
An Enderby elementary school has closed for the week following a COVID-19 outbreak. M.V. Beattie…
COVID-19 hammering B.C. Interior’s two biggest hospitals: health officials
The two largest hospitals in the Interior Health region are feeling the effects of the…
Interior Health care homes, hospital still dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks
COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes are ongoing throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan, although the numbers…
B.C. lacks key data on COVID patients who end up back in hospital
Thousands of British Columbians who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 are likely returning to the…
‘Something so sacred has been taken away from me’: For some, the devastating sexual side-effect of antidepressants
Emily had taken the antidepressant Citalopram since she was 17, before sex even entered the…
Drag bingo fundraisers in South Okanagan raise money for residential ‘school’ survivors
Content Warning: This article contains content about residential “schools,” please read with care. When Val…
Prominent anti-vax protester expected at Kamloops demonstration today
A prominent anti-vaccine protester is expected in Kamloops for a demonstration today. An event poster…
Kelowna council not being let off the hook for inaction on conversion therapy
Even though Kelowna city council has publicly condemned conversion therapy and sent a letter to…
syilx Nation presents new Child and Family Plan for members to review
The syilx Nation will present a new prevention-focused Child and Family Plan for members to…
Kamloops doctors sad to see colleagues leave positions over unvaccinated status
Interior Health has the highest percentage of unvaccinated healthcare workers among health authorities in the…
85% of B.C. residents now fully vaccinated
The rate of vaccination for those over the age of 12 in B.C. remained at…
609 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 92 in Interior Health region
There are nearly 4,500 active COVID-19 cases in B.C. as transmission continues across the province.…
COVID-19 vaccination mandate will not impact RCMP staffing in Kamloops: Supt. Lecky
Kamloops’s top cop believes the majority of local RCMP officers are vaccinated, but the exact…
254 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in Interior Health over 3 days
In the last three days, Interior Health has reported 254 new COVID-19 cases and six…
North Okanagan elementary schools targeted with anti-mask graffiti
Five North Okanagan elementary schools have been targeted with anti-mask graffiti. Parents, staff and pupils…
B.C. COVID case counts continue upward trend
The number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours climbed to…
Child COVID cases dropping in B.C. after back-to-school spike
After a big jump in child COVID-19 cases following the return to school, British Columbia…
City of Kamloops employees require mandatory COVID vaccinations
City of Kamloops employees, contractors and volunteers have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of…
560 new B.C. COVID cases; 79 in Interior Health
The province is reporting 560 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 79…
26 new B.C. COVID deaths over weekend; 5 in Interior Health
There were 1,846 new cases of COVID-19 reported in B.C. over the weekend and of…
Kelowna restaurant for sale after closure for violating public health orders
A Kelowna restaurant that was forced to close its doors after refusing to follow public…