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HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton mom, daughter fighting cancer being evicted in two weeks
A single mom in Penticton is facing dire straits with nowhere to live in two…
Kamloops family needs support as young son fights bone cancer
A Kamloops family is reeling after receiving a barrage of devastating, life-altering news in the…
Peachland breast cancer survivor beautifies mastectomy scars, finds closure
Almost a decade ago, a Peachland resident, wife and mother of two was in a…
B.C. couple who fired nanny after her cancer diagnosis on hook for $46,000
A B.C. couple is on the hook for $46,000 for firing their nanny 18 months…
BC politician lobbying for radiation unit for rural patients travelling to Kelowna hospital
While Thompson-Okanagan residents have felt the pinch of an overstretched health-care system, a BC MLA…
Real-life superhero stopping in Kamloops on run to help kids with cancer
Jon Nabbs has been running more than a marathon a day across Canada to raise…
iN VIDEO: Superman makes Kamloops stop on run across Canada for kids fighting cancer
Dressed in a superman costume, Jon Nabbs stopped to pose in front of the welcome…
KNITTED KNOCKERS: Shuswap breast cancer survivor pays it forward
A woman in Chase has been knitting for almost a decade to support breast cancer…
TRIBUTE TO MOM: Vernon man running marathon a day to raise funds to fight cancer
A Vernon man, with help from his partner, will be running one marathon a day…
Grieving Okanagan mom uses her voice to help other families who lost a child
A Lake Country mom who is grieving after the tragic loss of her little girl…
Little girl who met duchess Kate in 2011 dies after battle with cancer
CALGARY – A young Alberta cancer patient whose timid embrace of the Duchess of Cambridge captured hearts around the world has died.
Ride2Survive raises heart rate and funds for cancer research
KELOWNA – Ride2Survive is a gruelling 400 kilometre, 19-hour bike ride which not only raises…
Kelowna radio host sidelined by health issues
KELOWNA – After 16 years on air in Kelowna, TJ is taking a break from…
Cancer battle won’t stop Vernon city councillor from doing what she loves
VERNON – It was halfway through her first four-year term as a Vernon city councillor…
Senator Greene Raine’s cancer treatment going well
SUN PEAKS – Senator Nancy Greene Raine's treatment for thyroid cancer is going well and…
MISDIAGNOSIS: MP will look into bigger picture of Vernon woman’s legal struggle
VERNON – A Vernon woman’s concerns with how medical malpractice suits are handled will be…
MISDIAGNOSED: What a Vernon woman learned from five-year fight for justice
VERNON – Most people would be relieved to hear they had a false positive test…
Widow of North Okanagan man sues doctors, Interior Health for $1 M in lost death benefits
ONE MORE PRICE FOR ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO NOTIFY PATIENT OF POSITIVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS VERNON –…
Wigs for cancer patients stolen in Vernon store break-in
VERNON – A Vernon business owner is still reeling after a large group of thieves…
North Okanagan man dies fighting Interior Health and doctors over missed cancer diagnosis; lawsuit lives on
VERNON – A lawsuit accusing the Interior Health Authority and physicians of negligence for allegedly…
Kamloops child has only days left to live after cancer returns
KAMLOOPS – It’s every parents worst nightmare and the Donovans in Kamloops are experiencing it…
Salmon Arm teen fighting cancer in his spine; fundraising campaign helping to support family
SALMON ARM – A GoFundMe page is collecting money for a Salmon Arm teen fighting…
Kamloops tyke shows ‘amazing strength’ in fight for his life
KAMLOOPS - Babies and toddlers cry for all types of reasons, but a Kamloops family is facing a worst case scenario after discovering their child was not crying because of a case of thrush, but rather something much more scary. At the beginning of September, Shantelle Araneda took 18-month-old Sawyer Jules to the doctor. Her...
Surprise wedding gives dying groom best day of his life
VERNON - Not knowing how many more days he’d wake up next to her, how many more drives they would go on together, or how many more times he’d get to say I love you, Ryan Langley rose from his wheelchair—defying everything his doctors had said—and watched the love of his life, Alisa, walk down...