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Beware of the COVID-19 vaccination scams out there: Kamloops RCMP
Kamloops RCMP are warning residents of some COVID-19 scams making the rounds throughout the province.…
Drones to deliver medical supplies to northern B.C. First Nation
Drones will take to the sky delivering medical supplies to the Stellat’en First Nation after…
Following crackdown on social gatherings in B.C., workplaces the new COVID-19 hotspots
Between 30 and 40 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases in B.C. are happening…
514 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in B.C. as vaccine supply dwindles
Another 514 B.C. residents tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, including 71…
Another COVID-19 case confirmed at New Afton mine near Kamloops
New Afton Mine west of Kamloops has announced another positive COVID-19 case. The mine was…
Two more deaths at Noric House in Vernon
Two more people have died as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Noric…
B.C. records 485 new COVID-19 cases on first anniversary of virus arriving in B.C.
It was a year ago today, on Jan. 27, 2020, that B.C. recorded its first…
Employee tests positive for COVID-19 at New Afton mine near Kamloops
An employee at the New Afton mine west of Kamloops has tested positive for COVID-19.…
Big White Ski Resort COVID-19 cluster grows to 225
Big White Ski Resort's COVID-19 cluster continues to grow, and has now reached 225 cases.…
3 deaths in Interior Health region over weekend
Three deaths were recorded over the weekend due to COVID-19 in the Interior Health region.…
11 new COVID-19 cases identified in Big White cluster
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the community cluster at Big White Ski…
508 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 9 deaths
Another 508 B.C. residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, including…
COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The outbreak…
Three more Kamloops schools reporting COVID-19 exposures
Another three Kamloops schools have had recent COVID-19 exposures in the Kamloops-Thompson school district. Three…
More COVID-19 school exposures announced in more Southern Interior cities
In the two weeks since school got back underway, the number of school exposures has…
2 more COVID-19 deaths brings death toll at Vernon care home to 7
Two more people have died as the result of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Heritage…
509 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 4 deaths
There were 509 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including…
Outbreak declared at Kamloops long-term care home
Four residents of the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19,…
Vaccine rollout in long-term care homes should be finished by end of February: IH
With rising numbers of outbreaks and COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region long-term care homes,…
COVID-19 exposure at elementary school in Sicamous
The North Okanagan-Shuswap school district has reported a potential COVID-19 exposure at an elementary school…
Majority of Canadians now say they are willing, and waiting, to get COVID-19 vaccine
Faced with a second wave of COVID-19, Canadians are starting to take a rosier view…
Positive COVID-19 case at Barriere’s high school
Barriere Secondary School has issued a warning that a member of the school community has…
Kamloops photographer featured in ‘The Front Steps Project’ book
Kamloops photographer Peggy Knaak had her work recently published in the renowned The Front Steps…
BCCDC data shows COVID-19 cases dropping in Central, South Okanagan
The latest detailed breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region shows a drop…