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Different region, different situation, different outbreak, different approach

Different region, different situation, different outbreak, different approach

Rob Shaw: Public health officials are handling a COVID-19 outbreak in the Okanagan differently than previous regional outbreaks. Here’s why.
A dose of reality

A dose of reality

Dene Moore: It’s no secret there are lower vaccination rates in northern and interior BC. But the reasons why aren’t as simple as many think.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 133

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 133

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Call your shot

Call your shot

Jody Vance: Patience with vaccine hesitancy is waning for good reason – but more than ever, we need to convince the holdouts to lend a hand…or arm.
2020 hindsight

2020 hindsight

Rob Shaw: Elections BC has released its report into BC’s pandemic vote – one of the most expensive, least engaged, and calculating elections in the province’s history.
UnSpun With Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 132

UnSpun With Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 132

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Dealer’s choice

Dealer’s choice

Rob Shaw: Reassured for months that mixing vaccines is fine – and that AstraZeneca is a good option – news from the US is brewing confusion in BC.
Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

Jock Finlayson: Last year, some Western analysts speculated the pandemic would slow Asia’s – and particularly China’s – global ascent. That hasn’t happened.
For some, a shot in the arm; for others, a kick in the teeth

For some, a shot in the arm; for others, a kick in the teeth

Rob Shaw: The tragedy of unused COVID vaccines ending up in Canadian trashbins, instead of arms around the world.
Grocers face dramatic changes in wake of pandemic

Grocers face dramatic changes in wake of pandemic

Where people work from and how the economy revives is keeping Canadian grocers awake at night, as will pandemic-induced shifts in population growth.