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Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year
With a two per cent growth in population in 2020, the Central Okanagan was the…
A look at the unhealthy toll COVID-19 has taken on mothers
With some schools closed for large chunks of the past year and specific exposure to…
More than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered throughout Interior
The Interior Health Authority has administered more than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents…
Leak of COVID data may push B.C. health officials to release more to public
A recent leak of COVID-19 data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control showed that…
694 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 52 in Interior Health
The number of people being infected with COVID-19 each day continues at a high rate…
COVID-19 cases drop below 700 a day in B.C.
There were 2,174 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend in B.C. which shows a steady…
COVID outbreaks in Interior Health care homes continue despite high vaccination rates
Despite a high rate of vaccination — 90 percent — 24 people living in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
B.C. quarantine-denier gets surprise bill for legal efforts
A B.C. man who spent four days in jail after breaching the Quarantine Act three…
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…
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…
1,205 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…
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…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna Curling Club transformed into pickleball centre
In a normal year, the Kelowna Curling Club would see an uptick in trade shows…
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…
COVID vaccines soon available for those 55 to 65 in Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops
While the British Columbia’s main age-based vaccine program is moving down to 65-year-olds, the door…