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Overdose Crisis
‘We want attention’: Moms Stop the Harm holding overdose crisis rally in Kamloops
Kamloops residents are being called to bring signs and noisemakers to a rally this week…
Ray of hope, big step forward for men’s recovery house in Kamloops
A men’s addiction recovery centre in Kamloops recently received some encouraging news. After a long…
Toxic drug crisis in B.C. claims 37 lives in Interior Health: coroner
Eleven people in Kamloops died as a result of a poisoned illicit drug supply in…
New Kamloops safe injection site in same location as recovery centre
Plans are in the works for a supervised drug consumption site to move from its…
‘Living a nightmare’: North Okanagan mom grieves 15-year-old son’s overdose death
In early April, Donna Gregersen's 15-year-old son died in a house in Enderby. While a…
B.C. sees slight decrease in deaths from poisoned illicit drug supply
The number of overdose deaths in the province has decreased compared to the same time…
Toxic drug supply found in Penticton
A drug alert has been issued for Penticton after a drug found in the city…
Dark web fentanyl linked to U.S. sailor deaths came from B.C.
A B.C. man was indicted on federal charges in the U.S. for allegedly operating an…
Online survey on stigma around drug use launched in Kamloops
Social stigma has been identified as one of the major contributing factors in unintentional illicit…
B.C. on track to lose record number of people to toxic illicit drug supply
The province is reporting a record number of overdose deaths this year so far, with…
Deadly veterinary drug from Ontario now in Interior Health
A drug alert has been issued for the entire Interior Health region, warning of a veterinary…
Kamloops leads B.C. Interior in overdose deaths
Kamloops and Kelowna are the deadliest cities in the B.C. Interior when it comes to…
Former West Kelowna Warriors player dies from overdose
A former member of the West Kelowna Warriors died from an “apparent overdose,” according to…
Former West Kelowna Warrior remembered as kind-hearted, funny
A former West Kelowna Warriors player is being remembered as a kind-hearted person who included…
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths…