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According to Statistics Canada, the jobless rate in the Kelowna area rose to 9.3 per cent in October, an increase of 2.2 per cent in just one month – the 2nd highest in B.C.

The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking 25% after federal regulators narrowed recommendations on who should get them.

During the height of COVID-19, the Ford government signed long-term contracts with Ontario manufacturers for desperately needed masks for health-care workers.

How did you get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic? One Saskatchewan man invented a game that brings light to a sensitive subject.

Flight service between Regina and Saskatoon was running for years before the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking to return.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Pharmacists say there are so many problems with Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination campaign this year, they fear some people will choose not to get immunized.

B.C.'s deputy provincial health officer, Martin Lavoie, said there are 'quite a number' of viruses and bacteria circulating in communities at this time.

Court heard Richard Mantha could only appear in court by phone because he was in the COVID-19 isolation unit at the Calgary Remand Centre and may have suffered a second stroke.

Toronto will launch a wastewater surveillance pilot during the 2026 World Cup to monitor diseases like COVID-19, flu, and measles in busy fan zones.

Despite Alberta and Quebec charging residents for the COVID-19 vaccine, the province of Saskatchewan is continuing to offer it free of charge.

The forensic audit was prompted after AISB received allegations, including a lack of transparency at FSIN and various expenditures, including COVID-19 and travel.

Only specific groups will continue to be eligible for subsidized vaccines, including people with chronic health conditions, those aged 65 and older, and health-care workers.

The 18,500-seat Rogers Place will serve as the primary venue and host 17 games, including both semifinals and the medal games. An additional 14 games will be held in Red Deer.

The advisory comes in the wake of a Health Canada raid at Ezra Healing in Kelowna, B.C.

While sport registration numbers are being celebrated across Manitoba, it's also coming with additional challenges like rising costs, qualified coaches and facility availability.

The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts in global health funding and foreign aid.

Péladeau, Transat's second-largest shareholder and the CEO of Quebecor Inc., said the board should be reduced to six directors.

A report from Food Banks BC found that more people with full-time jobs continued to need support from the food bank. 

The government suggested the change is based on a 2023 Texas law that requires drivers convicted of killing a parent or guardian to pay child support.