Health
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…
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…
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…
‘Something so sacred has been taken away from me’: For some, the devastating sexual side-effect of antidepressants
Emily had taken the antidepressant Citalopram since she was 17, before sex even entered the…
Drag bingo fundraisers in South Okanagan raise money for residential ‘school’ survivors
Content Warning: This article contains content about residential “schools,” please read with care. When Val…
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…
Prominent anti-vax protester expected at Kamloops demonstration today
A prominent anti-vaccine protester is expected in Kamloops for a demonstration today. An event poster…
Kelowna council not being let off the hook for inaction on conversion therapy
Even though Kelowna city council has publicly condemned conversion therapy and sent a letter to…
syilx Nation presents new Child and Family Plan for members to review
The syilx Nation will present a new prevention-focused Child and Family Plan for members to…
Kamloops doctors sad to see colleagues leave positions over unvaccinated status
Interior Health has the highest percentage of unvaccinated healthcare workers among health authorities 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…
609 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 92 in Interior Health region
There are nearly 4,500 active COVID-19 cases in B.C. as transmission continues across the province.…
COVID-19 vaccination mandate will not impact RCMP staffing in Kamloops: Supt. Lecky
Kamloops’s top cop believes the majority of local RCMP officers are vaccinated, but the exact…
254 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in Interior Health over 3 days
In the last three days, Interior Health has reported 254 new COVID-19 cases and six…
North Okanagan elementary schools targeted with anti-mask graffiti
Five North Okanagan elementary schools have been targeted with anti-mask graffiti. Parents, staff and pupils…