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Record-setting day for new COVID cases in B.C. and Interior Health
A record 4,383 new COVID cases were reported in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Kamloops man home for Christmas after almost year-long battle with COVID-19
A Kamloops man is back home with his family in time for Christmas, after spending…
$5K bribe didn’t stop daughter of Kamloops doctor from getting COVID jab
A former Royal Inland Hospital anesthesiologist tried to bribe her daughter to dissuade her from…
JONESIE: Come on, Penticton, do the right thing
OPINION In a week when the spectacular and devastating failure by the City of Penticton…
379 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 94 in Interior Health
There were 379 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours in B.C. and…
JONESIE: That time Ron Cannan actually said something
OPINION It should surprise no one that the interior of B.C. — and Kelowna more…
Workers in B.C. to get 5 paid sick days a year
British Columbians will receive a minimum of five paid sick days each year, beginning Jan.…
Private healthcare providers, dentists to be required to have COVID-19 vaccines
Under current health orders, private healthcare providers are not required to be fully vaccinated against…
Ezra Wellness tries again in Kamloops, but without ‘nurzes’
Glenn Aalderink has found a new location to base his wellness clinic for unvaccinated healthcare…
Unofficial Kamloops Remembrance Day event turned into anti-vax rally
What appeared to be a Remembrance Day event at Riverside Park in Kamloops turned out…
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…
More than 86% of British Columbians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 90.2% of eligible British Columbians have received their first dose of a…
JONESIE: Finally found a great local restaurant and the inevitable happens
OPINION We’ve been dining out a lot recently. Partly pandemic support, partly our age (I…
Kamloops woman concerned under-vaccinated patients not getting the same care
A Kamloops woman says a recent encounter at the hospital has her questioning the level…
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…
College of nurses keeping close eye on Kamloops clinic opened by unvaccinated nurses
The architect behind a protest in front of Royal Inland Hospital over vaccine passports has…
‘The time for accommodation is gone’: Kamloops council quarrels over vaccine policy
Kamloops city council has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for themselves nor has a policy crossed…
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.…
SD23 chair frustrated COVID-19 vaccine guidelines released after policy left to boards
The chair of the Central Okanagan school board is frustrated with the province’s new guidelines…
Columbia-Shuswap regional district developing vaccination policy for staff, directors
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District staff are bringing a policy to the board next month to implement…
JONESIE: In defence of reporting from unnamed sources
OPINION It’s always a risk as a journalist using information provided by unnamed sources. It’s…
TNRD directors have one clear dissenter to a vaccine mandate for employees, directors
Thompson Nicola Regional District directors are looking at implementing their own COVID-19 vaccine policy for…
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…
101 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
The province is reporting 667 new cases of COVID-19 B.C. since yesterday, with 101 of…