Health
Sun Peaks doctor not giving in to patient requests for false vaccine exemptions
A doctor in Sun Peaks is refusing to write what he calls fraudulent letters after…
Kelowna pub offers free meals for beleaguered health-care workers
Workers at Kelowna General Hospital and the B.C. Cancer Clinic are being offered free meals…
IH and coroners service reviewing ‘unexpected’ death at Royal Inland Hospital
Interior Health and B.C. Coroners Service are investigating an unexpected death at Royal Inland Hospital…
9 positive cases, 1 death due to COVID outbreak at Kamloops Seniors Village
One person has died and four more residents of Kamloops Seniors Village (KSV) in have…
Anti-vax protestors creating problems for emergency vehicles at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
Hundreds of anti-vax protestors created problems for emergency vehicles outside Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops…
Canada’s drug policy – not drugs – is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw…
Swimmers warned to avoid taking a dip in north end of Kalamalka Lake
High bacterial counts in the water has the Coldstream again warning swimmers to stay out…
More than 500 people in Revelstoke asked to re-book COVID jab; vaccine stored in wrong freezer
Over 500 COVID-19 immunizations in Revelstoke are being rebooked after it was discovered the doses…
Swimming advisory issued for Shuswap Lake beach
Swimming is not recommended at a community park in on Shuswap Lake since high bacterial…
As campus life returns in B.C. will toxic drug deaths increase?
Students returning to the post-secondary party scene this fall will be at a greater risk…
Wait time for MRIs, imaging services have Canadians paying for their pain
Facing unbearable hip pain and more than a year-long wait list for an MRI in…
Environment Canada continues warning of smoky skies for Thompson Okanagan
Okanagan, Shuswap and Thompson Nicola residents may continue to see smoky skies this morning. Environment…
78 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 31 in Interior Health
Interior Health, once again, had the lion’s share of new COVID-19 cases over the last…
76 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; almost half in Interior Health
B.C. saw one of its highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the past…
B.C. closing in on 80% vaccination rate
B.C. has seen 156 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 since Friday, for a total of…