Covid-19

COVID-19 raising costs of bringing foreign workers to Okanagan
With commercial flights cancelled between Mexico and Canada, Okanagan fruit growers are having to pay…

Book now, travel later campaign means worry-free Penticton vacation planning
A Penticton tourism groups wants visitors to the region to be able to book a…

Interior Health says a particular group are driving COVID-19 infections locally
Working people are driving new COVID-19 infections in the B.C. Interior and the region's Medical…

Kamloops drug store employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Kamloops drug store employee has tested positive for COVID-19. According to an online post…

589 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 39 in Interior Health
After dropping below 500 new COVID-19 cases per day earlier this week, the daily case…

Okanagan students adjusting to learning from home
An Okanagan student says the transition to the online learning environment born from a global…

Tips on teaching the kids at home from a Salmon Arm parent who’s been there, done that
"Give yourself some grace." It's the recurring message homeschooling parent Candice Munro wants to give…

Work from home? New office towers in Kamloops, Kelowna defy the pandemic trend
Construction of the 23-storey Landmark 7 office tower in Kelowna hasn’t slowed because of COVID-19.…

Domestic violence reports surge as COVID-19 stay-at-home directive drags on
A drop in the number of domestic assault complaints during the first few weeks of…

B.C. health minister speaks out about ‘unacceptable’ personal attacks against Dr. Bonnie Henry
B.C.'s Health Minister is not impressed with people who are turning their opposition to public…

COVID-19 death toll rises to 6 at Kamloops hospital; one dead in Kelowna General outbreak
Even though the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops was declared over earlier…

No easing of restrictions on social gatherings in B.C. just yet
With 395 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours and the…

Anti-COVID vaccine billboard in West Kelowna sowed doubt and fear, says regulator
The Canadian advertising regulator has ruled a billboard in West Kelowna with the slogan, "COVID.…

New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Interior Health region
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region has dropped steadily from…

30 COVID-19 cases in Interior Health; 456 in B.C.
B.C. health officials announced 456 newly diagnosed COVID-19 since yesterday, including 30 within the Interior…