Covid-19

2,239 new B.C. COVID cases over weekend; 525 in Interior Health
There were 525 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Interior Health region over the…

Vaccination rates at TRU are higher than the rest of Kamloops
The rate of fully vaccinated individuals on the university campus in Kamloops is nearly 10%…

COVID impact on hotels in Kamloops, Okanagan far worse this year than 2020
Even though B.C. and the world were locked down during the early days of the…

COVID infections continue to mount in B.C. despite an 80% vaccination rate
The province has reached the 80% mark for people over the age of 12 who…

Penticton brewery that took anti-vaccine card stance moves to takeout model
A Penticton brewery is moving to a counter service and takeout model after it announced…

Number of new COVID cases jump in B.C.; stable in Interior Health
There were 832 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with…

COVID outbreaks persist at Interior Health’s long-term care facilities
Residents in long-term care facilities were among the first to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,…

No rest for contact tracers in B.C. as high COVID case counts continue
The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. can vary by the hundreds from…

Most communities in Thompson, Okanagan still below B.C. vaccination rate
In the past month, the vaccination rate in B.C. has increased by 3.2 per cent…

JONESIE: E-bikes should spark a transportation revolution
OPINION I bought an electric bicycle a few years ago. A few friends kinda snickered,…

COVID-19 numbers climb slightly in B.C. but dip in Interior Health
It was a good day for the Interior Health region with only 147 new COVID-19…

New cases of COVID-19 in B.C. shifting north but Interior Health still heavily impacted
The worst of the fourth wave of COVID-19 in B.C. is shifting away from the…

Pastafarians seek religious exemption from exposure to the unvaccinated
It may have come as a surprise when the province announced public health orders that…

Swastika spray painted on billboard promoting COVID-19 safety near Kamloops
Police are investigating after a billboard promoting COVID-19 safety along Highway 5 was vandalized with…

COVID-19 cases slow in Interior Health with 371 over weekend
While the number of new cases in B.C. remains high at 1,692 over the weekend,…