pandemic
JONESIE: There’s something rotten over the TNRD investigation
OPINION Things have gotten worse at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, not better. The regional district…
Almost 900 Interior Health employees terminated due to vaccine mandate
Health-care staff shortages have put pressure on Interior Health to cut services in rural communities…
For the first time, anti-masker wins minor victory at Human Rights Tribunal
For the first time since the pandemic began, a person has won the first stage…
From hate-mail to pizza: Why are protesters targeting the news media?
Kamloops radio host Brett Mineer says he has a folder full of hate mail. The…
LETTER: Convoy protest is not about rights and freedoms
OPINION I’ve been in Ottawa for the past nine days, in the centre of the…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
Kamloops-Thompson school district teachers, staff to disclose COVID vaccine status
Staff working for the Kamloops-Thompson school district will be required to declare their vaccine status…
Petition demands end to pay parking for workers at B.C. hospitals
A B.C. nurse is calling for the end of pay parking for all health-care workers…
West Kelowna gym ordered to close for breaching public health orders
A controversial West Kelowna gym that continues to defy COVID-19 public health mandates has been…
PANDEMIC SNAPSHOT: How other provinces, countries are changing or even lifting restrictions
While provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said she may ease restrictions prior to…
TNRD approves vaccine policy for elected officials
Board members at the Thompson Nicola Regional District will now be required to be vaccinated…
Hostile takeover? Anti-vaxxers move to overtake Shuswap community radio board
A non-profit Shuswap community radio station has seen such an upsurge in new membership it…
B.C. is creating confusion with COVID communications, say critics
British Columbia’s recent decision to manage the highly transmissible Omicron variant more like the common…
Canadians report struggles with mental health due to pandemic fatigue: survey
A new survey of Canadians is finding people are even more fatigued and anxious due…
Patient says more transparency needed after Kamloops hospital department closures
A woman who lives in a rural community near Kamloops has been left feeling frustrated…