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Demand for blood rising but donating not getting any easier in Thompson-Okanagan
While the demand for lifesaving blood and blood products continues to rise, Canadian Blood Services…
Vernon RCMP find two bodies in Coldstream mobile home
Vernon RCMP have confirmed it found two bodies in a Coldstream trailer this morning. According…
Suspect nabbed after bloody early morning assault in Kelowna
Police officers responding to an early morning assault in Kelowna today arrived at the scene…
Canadian Blood Services faces uphill battle to attract B.C. donors
Canadian Blood Services has seen a steady decline in collections of blood, plasma and platelets…
B.C.’s first plasma clinic to open in Kelowna
B.C. will see its first plasma clinic open this July in the Okanagan. Canadian Blood…
B.C. twins campaign for changes to gay blood donor deferral program
KAMLOOPS – Keegan and Kole Lawrence are identical twins who share the world's rarest blood…
New Interior Health lab open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new lab has opened on the North Shore. The Interior Health Authority…
Vernon man arrested for splattering blood on Tim Hortons customers
VERNON - A man is in custody following a bizarre incident at a Vernon restaurant Saturday afternoon. Police say he was intentionally splattering people with his blood around 1:37 p.m. at the Tim Hortons on 58 Avenue near Walmart. “He had a cut on his hand and was just flicking blood... in the direction of...
Vernon couple starts #redbagchallenge to help raise blood donations
VERNON – Following on the worldwide success of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a local couple from Vernon have come up with an imaginative way to encourage blood donations. Glenn and Lisa Gallie came up with the idea to donate blood on camera and then nominate three people who would then have to make a...
West Nile cases in Cache Creek to be further investigated by government agency
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association's report of the West Nile Virus present in two horses within the Cache Creek area is currently being verified by the Ministry of Agriculture. Information obtained from the Ministry on Tuesday states officials are following up with veterinarians who have tested the horses' blood for the virus and confirmed positive...
Not the first time baby suffered brain trauma, doctor suggests
KAMLOOPS – An infant victim in an assault and neglect case suffered head injuries from “violent forces” and it wasn’t the first time, a B.C. Children’s Hospital pediatrician suggested today. Dr. Margaret Colbourne told Kamloops Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop today the baby she examined in early 2012 had symptoms “more in keeping with abusive...