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For the first time, anti-masker wins minor victory at Human Rights Tribunal
For the first time since the pandemic began, a person has won the first stage…
LETTER: Convoy protest is not about rights and freedoms
OPINION I’ve been in Ottawa for the past nine days, in the centre of the…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
Kamloops-Thompson school district teachers, staff to disclose COVID vaccine status
Staff working for the Kamloops-Thompson school district will be required to declare their vaccine status…
Petition demands end to pay parking for workers at B.C. hospitals
A B.C. nurse is calling for the end of pay parking for all health-care workers…
PANDEMIC SNAPSHOT: How other provinces, countries are changing or even lifting restrictions
While provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said she may ease restrictions prior to…
West Kelowna gym ordered to close for breaching public health orders
A controversial West Kelowna gym that continues to defy COVID-19 public health mandates has been…
TNRD approves vaccine policy for elected officials
Board members at the Thompson Nicola Regional District will now be required to be vaccinated…
Hostile takeover? Anti-vaxxers move to overtake Shuswap community radio board
A non-profit Shuswap community radio station has seen such an upsurge in new membership it…
B.C. is creating confusion with COVID communications, say critics
British Columbia’s recent decision to manage the highly transmissible Omicron variant more like the common…
Canadians report struggles with mental health due to pandemic fatigue: survey
A new survey of Canadians is finding people are even more fatigued and anxious due…
Patient says more transparency needed after Kamloops hospital department closures
A woman who lives in a rural community near Kamloops has been left feeling frustrated…
JONESIE: As sun sets on pandemic, here come the clowns
OPINION No one’s going to be sad to see the back side of COVID. It’s…
B.C. trade show organizer learns global pandemic not good enough reason to get refund
A B.C. trade show organizer has found that a global pandemic is not a good…
Defiant West Kelowna gym amasses support from municipal, provincial officials
The local MLA along with at least three West Kelowna city councillors have voiced their…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna child with cancer has to leave Ronald McDonald house because parents refused vaccine
A child with leukemia may be forced to leave the Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver…
iN VIDEO: Anti-maskers arrested, fined at Kamloops Superstore
A group of anti-maskers was kicked out of a Kamloops grocery store last night and…
Thompson-Okanagan cities brace for potential Omicron impact
Kamloops and the three biggest cities in the Okanagan are preparing for the event that…
Defiant West Kelowna gym’s $2,300 fine already paid for by fundraiser
A West Kelowna gym that refuses to shut its doors in violation of public health…
West Kelowna gym’s business licence not renewed for violating health orders
A West Kelowna gym has been forced to close after refusing to abide by public…
B.C.’s top doctor tells schools to make plans to operate short-staffed
Schools in B.C. are on track to fully open next week following the extended holiday…
Omicron variant makes up 80% of COVID-19 case in B.C.
The highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 now makes up 80% of positive cases in B.C.…
West Kelowna gym joins revolt, vows to stay open despite restrictions
Another gym in the Thompson-Okanagan is keeping its doors open in defiance of public health…
B.C. records more than 9,000 new COVID cases in three days
The Interior Health region recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases from Dec. 31 to…