COVID-19

1,168 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 105 in Interior Health
April 14, 2021 - 4:26 PM

B.C. health officials reported 1,168 new cases of COVID-19 today, and six more deaths.
Okanagan teachers want their COVID vaccines as school exposures ramp up
April 13, 2021 - 6:00 PM

COVID-19 variants are on the rise and with the number of school exposures mounting, Central Okanagan teachers are increasingly uncomfortable.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise in B.C.
April 13, 2021 - 4:45 PM

Another 873 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in B.C. and two more people have died, while the number of patients hospitalized reached an all-time high, health officials said today.
Sun Peaks closes stores, daycare as COVID-19 case count grows
April 13, 2021 - 3:13 PM

Sun Peaks Resort has decided to close its daycare, food outlets and retail stores out of an abundance of caution due to a recent increase of COVID-19 cases.
Got the jab? No membership for you at this Kelowna martial arts studio
April 13, 2021 - 2:01 PM

A Kelowna martial arts academy says it won't allow membership to anyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine, while making many bizarre claims about vaccinations.
Revelstoke fitness club violates health orders, gets $2,500 in fines
April 13, 2021 - 10:59 AM

The owner of a fitness club in Revelstoke purposely violated public health orders designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and got fined more than $2,500, police say.
Some regular vaccines being delayed while Interior Health focuses on COVID-19
April 13, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The push to get as many people in the Interior Health region vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible has come at the price of some regular school vaccinations.
Protesters in Kelowna have nothing to fear from RCMP, as long as they stay safe
April 12, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Kelowna RCMP aren’t about to hand out fines to people protesting outdoors as long as they wash their hands and keep apart.
299 cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health since Friday, 3,289 in B.C.
April 12, 2021 - 3:53 PM

Don't leave your hometown right now, B.C.'s provincial health officer said on another day of heavy new caseloads.
People flocked to Kamloops, Okanagan during spring break
April 12, 2021 - 1:10 PM

There was a dramatic increase in the number of people travelling around B.C. during spring break this year compared to 2020 when the break fell during the first two weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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COVID-19

1,168 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 105 in Interior Health

Okanagan teachers want their COVID vaccines as school exposures ramp up

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise in B.C.

Sun Peaks closes stores, daycare as COVID-19 case count grows

Got the jab? No membership for you at this Kelowna martial arts studio

Revelstoke fitness club violates health orders, gets $2,500 in fines

Some regular vaccines being delayed while Interior Health focuses on COVID-19

Protesters in Kelowna have nothing to fear from RCMP, as long as they stay safe

299 cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health since Friday, 3,289 in B.C.

People flocked to Kamloops, Okanagan during spring break

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