Drugs
No jail time for trucker selling fentanyl in Vernon’s Upper Room Mission parking lot
A 51-year-old truck driver who became addicted to street level opioids after his doctor cancelled…
Kamloops RCMP nab nearly $850,000 after routine traffic stop of commercial tractor trailer
Kamloops RCMP scored big after what they thought would be a routine stop of a…
New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch
An overdose response app launched this summer has already had more than 5,000 uses and…
Drug alert for purple, yellow down issued in Grand Forks
Interior Health is warning Grand Forks drug users about a toxic purple and yellow heroin…
Pandemic financial relief having unexpected negative impact on Kamloops’ most vulnerable
A higher than normal number of overdoses in Kamloops is having an impact on city's…
Drug alert for purple fentanyl issued in Vernon
Interior Health is warning Vernon drug users to be wary of their supply, after receiving…
Kamloops RCMP seizes drugs, cash and weapons in three separate incidents
Police have seized money, drugs and weapons in three separate instances in Kamloops this month.…
Mom wants changes after baby found bag of deadly drugs in Kamloops park
After her eleven-month-old baby found a packet of drugs in a local park, a Kamloops…
Deadly street drug combination threatening lives in B.C.
As drug overdose deaths continue to rise in B.C., the Northern Health region has put…
UPDATE: B.C. records highest-ever month of overdose deaths
There were 170 people who died from illicit drugs in B.C. in May, up 93…
Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade
Police seized numerous weapons from a Kamloops storage facility yesterday including firearms, explosives, crossbows and…
Vernon para snowboarder banned from competing after failed drug test
A Vernon para snowboarder has been barred from competing for four years after failing a…
A look inside Vernon’s overdose prevention site
On a non-descriptive street in downtown Vernon, across the road from a strip club, and…
Feds to supply Vancouver Downtown Eastside addicts with safe drugs during pandemic
The Mayor of Vancouver has announced the federal government has given the green light to…
Vernon RCMP seize fentanyl and cash after raid on problem property
RCMP raids on a problem property and local hotel room have unearthed quantities of suspected…