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Dog that regularly ingested fentanyl and meth seized by B.C. SPCA
A B.C. man whose dog ingested, fentanyl, cocaine and meth, and was regularly found to…
Kelowna Safeway store fined for selling tobacco to a minor
Interior Health has handed the downtown Kelowna Safeway store with a $575 fine earlier this…
‘Get it to the courts’: Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban
Public drug use is now banned in Kamloops as the city responds to decriminalization across…
Dangerous drug that causes a ‘zombie-like’ state found in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A dangerous drug was detected in Kamloops last week and health officials are…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer flees before sentencing
KELOWNA – Police are still searching for a West Kelowna man who bolted right before…
Landlord stuck with bill after Kamloops RCMP damage home in raid
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops landlord is dealing with a high-priced list of repairs to his…
VIDEO: Vernon store employee assists man lying face down in the snow when others walked by
VERNON – When James Auger came around the corner of the Wholesale Club Gas Bar…
Fentanyl present in over 80 per cent of fatal illicit drug overdoses in B.C. so far this year
For the first month in 2017, fewer than 100 people died of a suspected illicit…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
Mothers of Okanagan fentanyl victims get Drug Overdose Awareness Day
KELOWNA – The mom of a Kelowna man who died of fentanyl overdose has gotten…
Thirty sleeping pills a day: Kelowna man shares how he legally feeds his habit
KELOWNA – Corey Varga asked his dad to hold onto his rent money so he…
RCMP seize drugs, make arrests during raid at Kelowna home
KELOWNA – A man and two women were arrested Friday night in Kelowna after RCMP…
Former Kamloops Mountie charged with drug possession given conditional discharge
KAMLOOPS – The former Kamloops police officer who pleaded guilty to one count of simple…
Mobile illicit drug consumption site the way to go in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The director of a local addictions resource centre says Interior Health’s decision to…
UPDATE: Lawyers say former Kamloops cop was self-medicating after years of hardship
'IMAGINE THE WORST THING YOU EVER DID APPEARING IN THE NEWSPAPER.' KAMLOOPS – An on…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Fentanyl’s devastating impact on the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 700 people in B.C. have died this year from illicit drug…
Mother of man murdered in West Kelowna ten years ago begs for tips from public
KELOWNA – The mother of a Lower Mainland man who was murdered in West Kelowna…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Downtown arrest leads to drugs and weapons charges for Kelowna man
KELOWNA – A man arrested on an outstanding warrant was found with various drugs and…
Former Kamloops RCMP officer charged with drug trafficking
KAMLOOPS – A former Kamloops RCMP officer has been charged with dealing cocaine while she…
Drugs found in semi involved in fatal crash east of Revelstoke this morning
REVELSTOKE - One person is dead, Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke is closed and a drug trafficking investigation is underway after two commercial trucks collided early this morning, Nov. 17. Police say the cause of the crash is being investigated though compact snow with slippery sections and limited visibility with blowing snow was being reported...
Traffic stop results in dial-a-dope arrest
KELOWNA – A traffic stop of a high-end SUV in Kelowna last Friday resulted in the arrest of a man police believe was operating a dial-a-dope service. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says Street Enforcement Teams have been investigating a group of individuals selling drugs out of a rental apartment downtown. Last Friday plainclothes officers conducted...
Child found in home with 11 litres of date rape drug
KELOWNA – When police raided a house in Mission last week, not only did they find a massive amount of drugs, cash and stolen property, but a two-year-old child as well. The child belongs to Desiree Kovacs, 24, one of four people arrested after a three-week investigation resulted in a search of the home that...