Covid
Interior residents stranded by closed B.C. highways don’t need COVID test to get home through U.S.
The normal requirements for Canadians returning to Canada from the U.S. by land are being…
COVID-19 outbreaks close six operating rooms in Kamloops
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has forced the closure of six…
Enderby elementary school closed due to COVID outbreak
An Enderby elementary school has closed for the week following a COVID-19 outbreak. M.V. Beattie…
West Kelowna schools have the most COVID-19 exposures in Interior Health
Three of the four ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at schools within Interior Health are in the…
COVID-19 hammering B.C. Interior’s two biggest hospitals: health officials
The two largest hospitals in the Interior Health region are feeling the effects of the…
Kamloops woman recognized for leading effort to make 14K COVID masks
A Kamloops women, who initiated the creation and distribution of over 14,000 COVID masks to…
Interior Health care homes, hospital still dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks
COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes are ongoing throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan, although the numbers…
Vernon Christian School closed due to COVID
The Vernon Christian School has closed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. School board…
B.C. lacks key data on COVID patients who end up back in hospital
Thousands of British Columbians who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 are likely returning to the…
Dr. Bonnie Henry extends B.C.’s indoor mask mandate indefinitely
British Columbia’s provincial health officer has extended the mask mandate requiring masks be worn in…
COVID-19 exposure list adds 6 Kelowna flights in last two weeks
There were six planes with COVID-19 positive passengers using the Kelowna International Airport in the…
85% of B.C. residents now fully vaccinated
The rate of vaccination for those over the age of 12 in B.C. remained at…
4 news deaths in Interior Health as COVID case numbers climb again
There have been 10 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in British Columbia…
COVID-19 exposures at Kamloops nightclub live show
Several COVID cases have resulted from a concert that took place at the Blue Grotto…
B.C. COVID case counts continue upward trend
The number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours climbed to…