Tag Archives: Health
B.C. Premier calling on residents to quietly celebrate upcoming holidays
VICTORIA - With two major holidays on the horizon, B.C. Premier John Horgan is calling on British Columbians to exercise their good judgment in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Horgan says Br...
Feb 10, 2021
One death connected to outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences; active cases decreasing at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is now reporting one death connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences in Kamloops. In a technical briefing today (Feb. 10), IH Chief Medical Health Offic...
Feb 10, 2021
Outbreak declared at Chartwell Carrington Place in Vernon
VERNON - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a retirement residence in Vernon today (Feb. 10). In a release the health authority states one resident has tested positive at Carrington P...
Feb 10, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. Nurses Union calling for improved health care worker supports
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Nurses Union says health authorities in the province need to re-evaluate the duties of over-worked nurses and make sure they're equipped to keep working safely. As they work throug...
James Peters Feb 08, 2021
Slight growth in COVID-19 outbreak at RIH over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow over the weekend, with 102 total cases reported today (Feb. 7).As of Sunday, 36 patients and 66 staff members have tested posit...
Feb 07, 2021
IH reporting 101 cases in COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - With seven more cases identified since Friday (Feb. 5), Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown to 101 cases. In an emailed statement today (Feb....
Dylana Kneeshaw Feb 06, 2021
Kamloops teachers and support staff pleased with new mask mandate in B.C. schools
KAMLOOPS - It's a step many British Columbians have been calling for quite some time. In a news conference Thursday, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside announced masks are now mandatory for all sta...
Dylana Kneeshaw Feb 05, 2021
'We got very lucky': Kamloops family recalls mom's COVID-19 experience at Gemstone
KAMLOOPS - Frank D'Amore worries about his mom every day. Ninety-year-old Ida D'Amore was one of 25 Gemstone residents and staff to contract COVID-19 last month. "It was a difficult experience because...
Dylana Kneeshaw Feb 05, 2021
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