Health
For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm
About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one…
One-in-five in BC knew someone who died from poisoned drug supply: survey
Most British Columbians would like to see a safe supply of drugs for opioid users,…
A day in the life of a BC paramedic
We know their wailing sirens and the look of the large, flashy ambulance racing down…
Two more B.C. nurses suspended for stealing drugs
Two more BC nurses have been disciplined for stealing drugs from hospital and care settings,…
Will BC towns’ bylaws undermine drug decriminalization pilot?
B.C.’s three-year pilot drug decriminalization program is aimed at reducing the barriers and stigma that…
Former child in ‘care,’ hip-hop artist brings message of visibility to BC legislature
Bryant Doradea never thought he would be performing rap songs in the B.C. legislature for…
Face of Penticton’s Discovery House on a new life journey
Helping save lives for the past 12 years, Jerome Abraham’s own life journey has now…
Smoke from Alberta wildfires prompts smoky skies warning in Kamloops, Okanagan
Most of the B.C. Interior can expect poor air quality thanks to smoke from wildfires…
B.C. to tackle the deadliest workplace killer
When Lee Loftus was 10, he remembers his father coming home through the back door,…
It’s going to get record-breaking hot this weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
There’s a good chance that heat records will be broken this weekend as a ridge…
Paramedic shortages plague rural B.C.; remedies may be in the works
Quadra Island resident Carol Woolsey had the misfortune to experience a medical emergency in her…
Penticton chamber wants city to go ahead with plan to ban drug use in parks
The Penticton Chamber of Commerce doesn’t agree with Interior Health’s recommendation to temporarily keep drug…
Overdose warning issued in South Okanagan
Drug users in the South Okanagan are being warned of a strong batch of 'down'…
Interior Health asks local governments to pause plans to ban open drug use in parks
Interior Health has emailed all municipalities in the Southern Interior, asking the local governments to…
Counting the cost of substance use – and finding solutions
Harms from substance use cost Canada $49 billion in 2020, with almost two-thirds of that…