Health

New substance-use treatment beds now fully operational in B.C.
The provincial government is touting the completion of 105 new publicly funded substance-use treatment and…

One life sentence deserves another: Jessie Simpson’s mom on attacker’s release to halfway house
The mother of a Kamloops man who was severely beaten with a baseball bat in…

379 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 94 in Interior Health
There were 379 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours in B.C. and…

Man whose body was found in North Thompson River died of accidental drowning
The death of a man whose body was found in the North Thompson River, near…

Forced mental health treatment spikes in B.C.
Almost 20,000 individuals were admitted to B.C. hospitals against their will for psychiatric treatment between…

322 new COVID cases as B.C.’s vaccination rate hits 91%
It has taken almost a month for B.C.’s COVID vaccination rate has moved up one…

UBCO researcher develops mask coating to prevent spread of COVID virus
A researcher at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is receiving accolades for a breakthrough…

77 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
There were 77 new COVID cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the last…

Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital most overcrowded in B.C.
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is bursting at the seams with more patients than even…

With B.C. in emergency mode, people who use drugs need help now
Many more people could die from toxic drugs in the coming days and weeks unless…

Anti-maskers lose their cases at B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has struck down two complaints from anti-maskers who argued the…

Daily COVID case numbers turn upward with 85 in Interior Health
After a couple of days of relatively low numbers of new COVID-19 cases in the…

Splatsin latest First Nation to introduce mandatory vaccinations for staff
The Splatsin First Nation has mandated all employees and elected officials to be vaccinated by…

COVID-19 restrictions may ease soon in Interior Health
For months the COVID socializing restrictions have been tougher in the Interior Health region than…

COVID-19 outbreaks close six operating rooms in Kamloops
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has forced the closure of six…