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Long-term care visits almost back to normal in B.C.
B.C. residents can go back long-term care centres to visit their family members and loved…
This year’s summer camps in B.C. won’t have COVID restrictions
Parents can start planning to send their children to summer camp this summer, as COVID-19…
B.C. health authorities watching for COVID-19 spike after mask mandates lifted
As B.C. is set to remove mask mandates tomorrow, health authorities are watching for COVID-19…
Why your local vet clinic is likely owned by an international corporation
Dr. Adrian Helmers opened her own veterinary practice in Kamloops in an effort to escape…
West Kelowna’s Iron Energy aims to reopen when vaccine proof no longer required
Iron Energy Gym is hoping to reopen its doors once the proof of vaccination order…
LPNs not welcome in new Kamloops hospital psych ward
Royal Inland Hospital is not planning to bring licensed practical nurses to its new psychiatric…
More than half of British Columbians say they are keeping their masks on: survey
More than half of British Columbians still see COVID-19 as a threat, with many keeping…
Interior Health to expand mental health, addiction services in Kamloops
Seventeen more mental health workers are expected to staff an expanded Interior Health facility in…
Teck donates $2.5 million to RIH emergency department
The new emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital is getting a $2.5 million boost from…
Former Kamloops caregiver jailed for 18 months for neglecting senior in her care
After pleading guilty in November for failing to provide the necessities of life for a…
B.C. patients lost average of $2,600 in wages while waiting for healthcare in 2021: study
Medical wait times in Canada cost over $4 billion last year in lost wages, but…
Kamloops doctor closing practice, leaving 1,500 residents without family physician
A Kamloops doctor whose changing medical careers and closing his practice thinks it's a good…
Access to abortion in Interior Health still has barriers, limitations
While B.C. politicians proclaim their support for access to abortion in the province, many women…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna General Hospital
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna General Hospital. The outbreak is restricted…
IHA blames Kamloops understaffing on COVID, but nurses, MLAs say roots go deeper
If you ask Interior Health why Royal Inland Hospital has been understaffed, they officially blame…