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COVID-19, toxic drug crisis contributing to shortened lifespan for BC Indigenous residents

First Nations Kate Brown - August 24, 2024

A new study says the life expectancy of First Nations people in B-C declined precipitously between 2017 and 2021. A...

Spring booster program rolls out in B.C., masks no longer required

Uncategorized My East Kootenay Now Staff - April 9, 2024

Starting this week British Columbians will have access to a free COVID-19 booster. The province said in a release that...

COVID-19 cases have slight increase in East Kootenay

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 31, 2022

Local COVID-19 cases have risen slightly across most of the East Kootenay last week, with the most notable jump...

New COVID-19 cases continue downward trend in East Kootenay

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 24, 2022

New cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in the East Kootenay, with 52 cases reported across the entire region...

COVID-19 cases in the East Kootenay continue decline

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 17, 2022

New cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in the East Kootenay, with 64 cases reported across the entire region...

East Kootenay COVID-19 cases dip below 100

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 10, 2022

New COVID-19 cases in the East Kootenay have dipped below 100 for the first time in 2022, with 94...

Rapid COVID-19 tests available to 60+ residents

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 8, 2022

Rapid antigen tests are now available through pharmacies to B.C. residents who are 60 and older. B.C. government officials said...

B.C. healthcare professionals required to report vaccination status

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 8, 2022

A new provincial health order has been issued, requiring all of the province's healthcare professionals to disclose their COVID-19...

East Kootenay COVID-19 cases continue steady decline

Uncategorized R McCormack - March 3, 2022

132 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the East Kootenay and Creston Valley last week, down from 151. The latest...

COVID-19 cases continue decline in the East Kootenay

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 24, 2022

The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported 151 new COVID-19 cases in the East...

COVID-19 cases showing decline in East Kootenay

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 17, 2022

The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported 247 new COVID-19 cases in the East...

MP Rob Morrison disappointed with federal response to protests

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 15, 2022

Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison said he is disappointed with the federal government’s response to protesters in Ottawa and elsewhere...

East Kootenay COVID-19 cases show decline

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 10, 2022

The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported 353 new COVID-19 cases in the East...

Outbreak at Joseph Creek Care Village declared over

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 7, 2022

The COVID-19 outbreak at Cranbrook's Joseph Creek Care Village has been declared over by the B.C. Centre for Disease...

High but stable numbers of new COVID-19 cases in East Kootenay

Uncategorized R McCormack - February 3, 2022

The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reported 446 new COVID-19 cases in the East...

B.C. Government adjusts vaccine card requirements for 12-year-olds

Uncategorized R McCormack - January 31, 2022

12-year-olds in B.C. will only need to show proof of one vaccine dose before entering an event or setting...

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