COVID-19

A dozen Interior Health residents still dying every week from COVID-19
July 01, 2022 - 11:00 AM

While the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, it has almost disappeared from the headlines.
Medically assisted deaths spike through pandemic years
June 27, 2022 - 7:00 AM

At the young age of twenty, a B.C. man is choosing a medically assisted induced death due to extreme chronic pain and a lack of a diagnosis.
Medical delays from COVID-19 led to more advanced cancer cases in Canada
June 09, 2022 - 4:30 PM

HALIFAX - Canadian doctors say they are seeing patients with more advanced stages of cancer than usual — a phenomenon they are attributing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna hospital
May 28, 2022 - 2:45 PM

For the second time this month, a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Kelowna General Hospital.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital
May 16, 2022 - 1:58 PM

Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital.
Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant
May 10, 2022 - 2:17 PM

As if Omicron and Omicron BA2 were not making far too many people sick with COVID-19, one of the newest and more contagious subvariants, BA2.12 has shown up in B.C. with the Interior Health region one of its primary targets.
8 COVID-19 outbreaks remain at care homes, hospital across Interior
April 30, 2022 - 10:50 AM

Interior Health is listing seven long-term care homes and one hospital in the region that still have COVID-19 outbreaks.
34 COVID deaths in Interior Health over past three weeks
April 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM

While COVID doesn’t get the headlines these days that it once did, it’s still with us and is still deadly.
Kelowna sees big jump in weddings as industry recovers from COVID restrictions
April 28, 2022 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. wedding industry is bouncing back since COVID-19 health restrictions halted events in 2020.
Majority of Canadians want public inquiry into government's pandemic response
April 22, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The majority of Canadians would like to see a public inquiry into the way various levels of government handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19

A dozen Interior Health residents still dying every week from COVID-19

Medically assisted deaths spike through pandemic years

Medical delays from COVID-19 led to more advanced cancer cases in Canada

Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna hospital

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital

Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant

8 COVID-19 outbreaks remain at care homes, hospital across Interior

34 COVID deaths in Interior Health over past three weeks

Kelowna sees big jump in weddings as industry recovers from COVID restrictions

Majority of Canadians want public inquiry into government's pandemic response

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