Covid-19

Some Okanagan, Kamloops ski resorts won’t require vaccine cards for lift tickets
Although some B.C. ski resorts have taken it upon themselves to require fully-vaccinated patrons at…

321 more Interior Health residents test positive for COVID over the weekend
There were 321 new COVID-19 positive tests over the weekend in the Interior Health region,…

iN VIDEO: Police looking for woman who spat at Penticton liquor store worker when asked to wear mask
Police are looking for a Penticton woman after she allegedly spat on a liquor store…

37 potential COVID-19 exposures reported in Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan schools
Within the last two weeks, 37 Thompson, Okanagan and Shuswap schools had potential COVID-19 exposures.…

More than 86% of British Columbians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 90.2% of eligible British Columbians have received their first dose of a…

JONESIE: Finally found a great local restaurant and the inevitable happens
OPINION We’ve been dining out a lot recently. Partly pandemic support, partly our age (I…

30% of unvaccinated health-care workers in Interior Health changed their minds, got the jab
In the week after being put on unpaid leave for not being vaccinated, 30% of…

Kamloops woman concerned under-vaccinated patients not getting the same care
A Kamloops woman says a recent encounter at the hospital has her questioning the level…

COVID-19 cases climb in Interior Health region
There were 115 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in the…

Almost half of COVID deaths in October were people who had two vaccine doses
New data released today shows that, while unvaccinated people make up the majority of new…

Massive months-long COVID outbreak in Kelowna care home now under control
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Cottonwoods Care Home in Kelowna is in its fourth month…

More than 200K British Columbians have been infected by COVID-19
With 430 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours, there have…

Prominent anti-vax protester expected at Kamloops demonstration today
A prominent anti-vaccine protester is expected in Kamloops for a demonstration today. An event poster…

Unlimited Zoom meetings for Kamloops councillors in lieu of vaccine policy
Kamloops council has voted in favour of a policy that will allow councillors to tune…

It’s now up to employers to push vaccine rates up in Interior Health: health official
Since most people who wanted to be immunized against COVID-19 have done so, it’s now mostly…