Okanagan COVID-19

• Treatment of Kelowna reporter focus of third day of COVID-19 protester trial

  In a Kelowna court Friday, familiar video footage was played in which Bruce Orydzuk could be heard shouting racially charged comments to a South Asian security guard. 

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2023
  
• ‘Uneven playing field’: Kelowna airport still waiting to resume international flights

  'It’s been somewhat frustrating for us, in terms of why Kelowna has not been opened up to accept international flights,' airport director Sam Samaddar told Global News.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Big White restaurant that hosted ‘raging’ party fined $3,500

  "The employer failed to ensure the health and safety of all workers present at its worksite," WorkSafeBC said.

  Economy

  Aug 29, 2021
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• Indoor gatherings, backyard BBQs driving COVID-19 transmission in B.C. Interior

  Interior Health said younger people are testing positive as the older population is getting immunized with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
• Interior Health pleads with young people to take coronavirus seriously

  Chief medical health officer Dr. Albert de Villiers said the coronavirus is mostly being contracted and spread among young people in the B.C. Southern Interior.

  Nov 17, 2020
• Coronavirus: Case count, positivity rate climbs in B.C.’s Southern Interior

  In the Okanagan region, the latest data shows there were 144 cases of the coronavirus over a two week period, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12.

  Nov 12, 2020
• COVID-19 case at Kelowna Secondary School confirmed

  The infected individual is self-isolating at home with support from local public health teams, the school district says. 

  Oct 25, 2020
• COVID-19 exposure at Okanagan high school confirmed

  The exposure happened at Clarence Fulton Secondary School, at this point an unknown number of students and staff may have been exposed to the disease.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
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• People under 40 make up half of coronavirus cases in B.C.’s Interior Health region

  The BCCDC dashboard shows 113 B.C. Southern Interior residents in their 20s have contracted the virus, as well as 72 people in their 30s.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
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• Concerns raised about COVID-19 testing delays in Interior Health

  The Interior Health Authority (IHA) says the cluster of cases in Kelowna has “dramatically increased” demand on testing in the Okanagan.

  Jul 22, 2020