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Too much socializing has brought a temporary end to adult team sports in B.C.
The provincial health officer banned all indoor and outdoor adult team sports today as B.C. battles with…
Hundreds more new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 11 more deaths
In the last 24 hours, 711 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in B.C.…
More Okanagan residents get flu shot, pharmacists say
Okanagan pharmacists are reporting that more people are getting their flu shots this year. “A…
COVID-19 issues causing more teacher shortages in Central Okanagan schools than usual flu season
Staffing shortages at Central Okanagan schools are standard this time of year as flu and…
‘No one, including minks, deserves to die of COVID-19’: Pamela Anderson tells Premier Horgan
Pamela Anderson is calling on B.C.’s premier to shut down fur factory farms within the…
566 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 16 deaths
There have been 566 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours…
Okanagan distillery bypassed as government spends millions elsewhere on hand sanitizer
In the early days of the pandemic with supermarket shelves stripped bare of hand sanitizer…
‘Beginning of the end may be in front of us:’ B.C. premier says of COVID-19 pandemic
The first round of vaccines will arrive in the Lower Mainland next week, but it…
Plan to pack away your mask by summer: B.C. health officials
The curve appears to be flattening and a vaccine is on its way, but don’t…
B.C.’s midwives on brink of burnout crisis
British Columbia’s 300 midwives are calling on the province for support and better pay as…
Testing gaps add to COVID-19 risks in B.C. long-term care homes: study
COVID-19 cases in care homes with even the most stringent screening policies are going undetected,…
Some Central Okanagan parents worried about COVID-19 exposure notification delays in schools
Parents at several Central Okanagan schools are concerned about the amount of time taken for…
21 COVID-19 deaths in B.C; 522 new cases
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in B.C. with 21 deaths and 522…
South Okanagan long-term care home resident dies of COVID-19
A woman in her 70s has died at a long-term care home in Oliver. An…
B.C. reports 673 new cases of COVID-19; 21 new deaths
There were 673 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. in the past 24 hours, including…