Interior Health Authority

Residents of low-income RV park in limbo as eviction looms
KELOWNA – A swirl of uncertainty surrounds the future for the eight residents of an…

Old school tool used to fight opioid overdose crisis in the Interior Health Authority
The opioid crisis that’s killing dozens of people across the Interior Health Authority is relatively…

Kelowna continues to stand out as hot spot for overdose deaths
KELOWNA – What’s with Kelowna and drug overdoses? The latest numbers from the B.C. Coroners…

Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in…
Employee information breach at Interior Health under investigation
There has been a breach involving the personal information of about 500 current and former…

Influx of wildfire evacuees impacting calls for police service in Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS – In the past two weeks, police in Kamloops have been responding to a…

Interior Health warns of West Nile virus risk
Now that summer is in full swing, Interior health officials are warning people about the…

Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…

Lingering wildfires blow poor air quality across Southern Interior
Health authorities are warning anyone with breathing difficulties to stay inside following a smoky skies…

Penticton awarded 35 new residential care beds
PENTICTON – Penticton will benefit from an additional 35 residential care beds following announcement today…

Yes, you will continue to get treatment if you are injured by your own piercings
KELOWNA – Kelowna General Hospital is not changing their policy towards body piercings, despite social…

Laundry workers at KGH work their last shift for Interior Health
KELOWNA – Today will be the last day Interior Health Authority employees will be washing…
Water being tested at Vernon’s public beaches
VERNON – Officials in the North Okanagan are testing the water at local beaches to…

Okanagan Lake: Swim at your own risk
When the Okanagan has reached temperatures well above 30 C for most of the past…

Emergency department in Barriere closed due to lack of staff
BARRIERE – Locals in need of emergency care today won't be able to access the…