pandemic

JONESIE: Come on, Penticton, do the right thing
OPINION In a week when the spectacular and devastating failure by the City of Penticton…

379 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 94 in Interior Health
There were 379 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours in B.C. and…

JONESIE: That time Ron Cannan actually said something
OPINION It should surprise no one that the interior of B.C. — and Kelowna more…

Workers in B.C. to get 5 paid sick days a year
British Columbians will receive a minimum of five paid sick days each year, beginning Jan.…

Private healthcare providers, dentists to be required to have COVID-19 vaccines
Under current health orders, private healthcare providers are not required to be fully vaccinated against…

Ezra Wellness tries again in Kamloops, but without ‘nurzes’
Glenn Aalderink has found a new location to base his wellness clinic for unvaccinated healthcare…

Unofficial Kamloops Remembrance Day event turned into anti-vax rally
What appeared to be a Remembrance Day event at Riverside Park in Kamloops turned out…

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…

More than 86% of British Columbians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 90.2% of eligible British Columbians have received their first dose of a…

JONESIE: Finally found a great local restaurant and the inevitable happens
OPINION We’ve been dining out a lot recently. Partly pandemic support, partly our age (I…

Kamloops woman concerned under-vaccinated patients not getting the same care
A Kamloops woman says a recent encounter at the hospital has her questioning the level…

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…

College of nurses keeping close eye on Kamloops clinic opened by unvaccinated nurses
The architect behind a protest in front of Royal Inland Hospital over vaccine passports has…

‘The time for accommodation is gone’: Kamloops council quarrels over vaccine policy
Kamloops city council has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for themselves nor has a policy crossed…

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.…