Health
Clues on how COVID-19 impacts you, may be in your genes
British Columbia is not collecting data to better understand the effects of ethnicity in patients…
Kamloops Indigenous birth worker advocates for more access to traditional birth support
Sage Thomas recalls the first birth she witnessed as a doula in training, using the…
Police in Vancouver and Fraser health authorities given extra power to enforce health violations
The province is taking steps to show it means business when it comes to enforcing…
Kelowna elementary school has COVID-19 exposure
Springvalley Elementary is the latest Kelowna school to report a person has tested positive for…
Online booking has begun for COVID-19 tests in Interior Health region
People across the Interior Health region have an online booking option for COVID-19 tests. Testing…
Kamloops and Kelowna overdose death tolls continue surge
Both Kamloops and Kelowna continued to see a high number of fatal drug overdoses in…
Another 115 COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C.
New COVID-19 cases continue into the 100-plus range in B.C. with 115 new cases in…
102 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 8 in Interior Health
Interior Health is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising…
UPDATE: West Kelowna getting long-awaited primary health care centre
Health minister Adrian Dix phoned into the West Kelowna city council meeting today, Sept. 8,…
An incurable, fatal cancer diagnosis didn’t stop this Kelowna man from fighting back
It’s not every day you hear the big C word while lying in a hospital…
COVID-19 case reported at Vernon’s Village Green mall
A confirmed positive COVID-19 case has been reported at Vernon's Village Green Shopping Centre. Staff…
B.C. government unveils new cancer scanner in Kelowna
A new, state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner is being set up in the B.C. Cancer centre in…
Fears over impacts of Vernon’s overdose prevention site haven’t materialized
A controversial downtown Vernon overdose prevention site has not generated the anti-social behaviour some feared…
Here’s what you need to know about swimmer’s itch in B.C. Interior lakes
Most anyone who spends time in Interior lakes during the summer has ended up itching…
Interior Health expanding COVID-19 testing
Anyone with cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, can now be tested…