Tag Archives: Health
Search underway for missing diver off Winchelsea Islands
NANAIMO - A diver vanished in the waters off Lantzville, leading to an extensive search effort.Nanaimo RCMP reported a man failed to resurface to a boat off the shores of the Winchelsea Islands at abo...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021
BC company provides Wildland Firefighter Training for men facing barriers to career success
KAMLOOPS - On a smoky Thursday near Logan Lake, this group of men are out learning how to run and maintain a brush saw. They're here as part of an eight-week Wildland Firefighting and Silviculture Pro...
Aug 12, 2021
Island Health nears 200 active COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases with Island Health continues to climb. There are 193 active cases as of Thursday, Aug. 12, a rise of eight from the day before. There were significantly m...
Aug 12, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases within Interior Health increases to 2,199
VICTORIA - With thousands of active COVID-19 cases, the Interior Health (IH) region continues to be the highest area of new case counts in B.C. In today's (Aug. 12) update, the province says 513 new c...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 12, 2021
Kamloops more than doubles its weekly COVID-19 cases, Central Okanagan sees another large uptake
KAMLOOPS - After a slight decrease the previous week, he latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by Local Health Area (LHA) shows Kamloops' COVID-19 cases have doubled over the last week.The map from the B...
Aug 11, 2021
Kamloops residents revel in fresh, smoke-free air (for now)
KAMLOOPS - For weeks, folks have been hoping for a glimpse of this - fluffy white clouds drifting lazily across the blue sky. "I'm just happy that it's clear skies," one person at Pioneer Park said wi...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C records 536 new COVID-19 cases, with 258 identified in Interior Health region
VICTORIA - The Interior Health (IH) region continues to lead the way with new COVID-19 cases and active infections in B.C. The province is reporting 536 new virus cases today (Aug. 11), 258 of which f...
Doug Collins Aug 11, 2021
Elective surgeries postponed in Interior Health hospitals as B.C. prepares for heatwave response
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government says all hands are on deck to prepare for the heat warning issued by Environment Canada that could last as late as Sunday (Aug. 15).During an availability on Wednesday (...
Aug 11, 2021
Interior Health: more than 95 per cent of COVID-19 cases during Central Okanagan outbreak from residents not fully immunized
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has put out of plea to the unvaccinated, especially those in the Central Okanagan - get vaccinated."COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in the Cent...
Aug 11, 2021
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