Health
After $75 K fine, Vernon School District broke asbestos rules again
VERNON – Another investigation by WorkSafe B.C. found the Vernon School District in violation of…
Westbank First Nation’s private hospital still on shaky legal ground
The first version of Westbank First Nation’s hospital project may be dead and buried leaving…
Water samples from Shuswap spill sent to lab; health authority believes risk to be low
SHUSWAP – While health officials believe there is little risk to public safety, an advisory…
New Interior Health Authority board chair named
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops lawyer and Thompson Rivers University faculty member will be taking over…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Kamloops nightclub joins the battle against the fentanyl crisis
'IT'S SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY' KAMLOOPS – The overdose death of Edmond Paul Adkin…
Six new substance abuse and mental health beds open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Six new recovery beds have been opened in a Kamloops health centre to…
Walk With Us event to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and prevention in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A walk to help bring awareness to HIV and AIDS in Kamloops will…
Mobile drug consumption service could be cheaper, more effective option for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
Health officials close to releasing proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
OKANAGAN – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
Vernon garden project will help marginalized women, refugees, children and others in need of healthy food
VERNON – Good things are growing at Patchwork Farms in Vernon. The garden, located at…
Okanagan dispensary owner accused of drug trafficking fights charge in court
VERNON – The municipality told him to shut down, police raided his shop and charged…
Kamloops hospital still over capacity, but more space means new efficiencies
KAMLOOPS – The summer lull never came to Royal Inland Hospital. Typically the hospital sees…
Elevated lead levels found at several North Okanagan schools
VERNON – The Vernon School District says slightly elevated lead levels were found in the…
International Overdose Awareness Day comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Farmers’s Market had an extra tent set up today, Aug. 31,…