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COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC
April 08, 2024 - 3:50 PM

BC residents now have access to spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters to protect themselves from the virus.
Cases of COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in BC
November 17, 2023 - 1:33 PM

VANCOUVER - New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.
COVID-19 waning in BC; hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down
November 10, 2023 - 9:00 AM

VANCOUVER - New data suggest that a recent surge in COVID-19 activity in British Columbia appears to be waning, with the number of hospital admissions, deaths and positive tests all down sharply.
Most British Columbians are way overdue for their COVID boosters
November 07, 2023 - 4:31 PM
One-third of fired BC's health care workers fired for vaccine refusal were in Interior Health
November 02, 2023 - 6:00 PM

If you wondered exactly how many health care workers were fired for refusing the COVID vaccine, the provincial government has produced a solid figure in response to a freedom of information request.
Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven't we heard more about it?
October 30, 2023 - 9:00 PM

When vaccines against COVID-19 first became available in Canada, public service announcements flooded radio and TV broadcasts and repeatedly popped up online and across social media feeds.
Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health
October 04, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Last fall, hospitals were overflowing with children suffering from respiratory diseases ranging from flu and colds to COVID.
Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy
September 28, 2023 - 9:25 AM
BC health officials urge vaccination not masks as COVID cases increase
September 11, 2023 - 7:00 PM

COVID-19 is on a resurgence around the world and some jurisdictions have brought back mask mandates as a defensive tactic.
Get another COVID-19 booster in the fall says Canada's immunization panel
July 11, 2023 - 9:00 PM

OTTAWA - Canadians should get another COVID-19 vaccine booster in the fall if it's been at least six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said on Tuesday.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

COVID-19

COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC

Cases of COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in BC

COVID-19 waning in BC; hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

Most British Columbians are way overdue for their COVID boosters

One-third of fired BC's health care workers fired for vaccine refusal were in Interior Health

Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven't we heard more about it?

Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health

Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy

BC health officials urge vaccination not masks as COVID cases increase

Get another COVID-19 booster in the fall says Canada's immunization panel

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