Covid-19
New home construction leading economic recovery in Thompson-Okanagan: report
There was a 13.3 per cent drop in new home construction starts in the Thompson-Okanagan…
Recycling program for single-use masks coming to B.C. Interior
A new program to recycle single-use masks and respirators will soon be expanded from the…
Time to move beyond COVID-19 and fix long-term care in B.C.: advocacy group
COVID-19 may have highlighted the failings of B.C.’s long-term care system but the problems were…
617 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 4 deaths
There were 617 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours, one…
No new COVID-19 cases at Kamloops hospital but surgeries still impacted
The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has stabilized at 105 cases, the…
Kamloops continues to be hotbed for COVID-19 cases in B.C. Interior
The Kamloops Local Health Area had 41 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in the…
B.C. Interior researchers working to understand harmful effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers at universities in B.C. have received $150,000 from the Ministry of Health to work…
Westbank bakery permanently closes due to COVID-19
For the last five years, Bliss Bakery has operated one of its three locations on…
Interior Health declares outbreak at Merritt long-term care facility
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Merritt after…
COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Oliver long-term care facility
The deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at Oliver’s Sunnybank long-term care home has ended. The outbreak…
427 COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 47 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 427 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 47 within the…
Big White laying off staff as resort copes with pandemic ski season
Times are tough for Big White Ski Resort workers in a number of ways as…
COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon care home declared over
Interior Health has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon's Heritage Square officially over. The COVID-19…
1,533 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday in B.C.; 92 in Interior Health
B.C.’s health officials admit they are frustrated by how long it’s taking to get the…
No fines issued to organizers of Kelowna’s ‘mega rally’ against COVID-19 restrictions
Organizers of the so-called mega rally for those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions have managed to…