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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Drug alert for purple fentanyl issued in Vernon
Interior Health is warning Vernon drug users to be wary of their supply, after receiving…
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, yellow down issued in Grand Forks
Interior Health is warning Grand Forks drug users about a toxic purple and yellow heroin…
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…
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…
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…
Former Kelowna pharmacist suspended, fined for dispensing narcotics without prescriptions
A Thompson region pharmacist has been fined $3,000 and suspended for four weeks for dispensing…
Interior Health issues warning over Vernon fentanyl supply
Interior Health has issued a drug alert, warning users in Vernon about a high-risk batch…
Interior Health issues Vernon overdose alert related to fentanyl supply
For the second time in just a week, Interior Health has issued a drug alert…