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Overdose Crisis
5 deaths reported in one day in Central Okanagan due to overdoses
Five people in the Central Okanagan have died due to overdoses, prompting the RCMP to…
Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply
A mom who lost her son to an overdose will be stopping in the Okanagan…
Kelowna on track for new illicit drug supply death record
The BC Coroners Service says 48 people have died in Kelowna due to the unregulated drug…
190 deaths from BC’s drug crisis in July
Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in British Columbia for people aged…
LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to…
More than 200 people in Thompson-Okanagan have died from toxic drugs
The four big cities in the Thompson-Okanagan region make up 10% of BC’s overdose deaths…
Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east
The illicit drug crisis is something people in communities throughout British Columbia rub shoulders with…
BC’s drug crisis: Why everyone talks about ‘stigma’
Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug…
What Kamloops, Okanagan public can expect when saving overdose victims
Earlier this year, Kamloops resident Candice Romanoff came across a man in the alley behind…