News Items tag as: COVID-19

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.
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.
B.C. begins registering vaccinations for people as young as 40 next week
April 12, 2021 - 6:00 PM

B.C. residents as young as age 40 will soon be able to register to get their COVID-19 vaccine but when they'll actually get the shot isn't yet known.
Vaccine works against variants, B.C.'s top doctor says
April 12, 2021 - 5:15 PM

The current slate of vaccines all work well against the varying strains of COVID-19 circulating through B.C., the province’s top doctor said today.
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.
Okanagan's COVID-19 caseload, school exposures on the rise
April 12, 2021 - 1:50 PM

The Okanagan’s COVID-19 caseload is on the rise, according to the most recent map from the BC Centre for Disease Control.
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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Vernon car wash fender bender ends in stalemate
A soapy windshield and conflicting stories were both factors in why the B.C. small claims courts failed to find anyone liable after a fender bender at a Vernon car wash left two drivers and the business owner all pointing the finger of blame at e

Wine of the Week: The Chase from C.C. Jentsch Cellars
The B.C. wine industry lost another beloved member. News of the recent passing of Chris Jentsch of C.C. Jentsch Cellars has saddened the community. Chris and his wife Betty both grew up in the Okanagan orchard industry and eventually convert

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