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Penticton healthcare worker and kids on the brink of homelessness
A single mother of two is struggling to keep her family housed in the midst…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops mom and kids in rough place after losing home
A Kamloops mother and her two children are living in an unfinished out-building on a…
HOUSING CRISIS: Single Kamloops mom packing up with nowhere to go
A Kamloops mother of two says she will be homeless as of Nov. 1 if…
Kamloops mom on disability barely staving off homelessness
A Kamloops resident on disability with terminal cancer is one paycheque away from being homeless,…
Lack of nurses means early closure of Keremeos ER
Emergency department patients in the Keremeos area will be diverted to Penticton on Monday as…
Staffing shortage forces overnight closure at Oliver emergency room
South Okanagan residents will have to head to Penticton for emergencies as the Oliver emergency…
Ashcroft woman did CPR on her friend while waiting for ambulance
A well-known and well-loved senior died from a heart attack while waiting for medical help…
Interior emergency department closes during weekend
A small Interior emergency department has shut down again this weekend due to staffing issues.…
Devastated Kamloops father of fentanyl overdose victim demanding change
A father in Kamloops is devastated after his 25-year-old daughter became yet another victim of…
HOUSING CRISIS: Woman in Kelowna will be homeless after cancer treatment
A woman battling cancer is losing her temporary housing placement soon, and says she has…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kind stranger rescues Kelowna couple and dog living in a car
– This story was originally published June 1, 2022. A Kelowna couple who have been…
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…
HOUSING CRISIS: Young couple with pet forced to live in a car in Kelowna
A young man, his girlfriend and his 140 lb dog have been living in a…
Kamloops council to urge feds to adopt national overdose plan
A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging…
New report sheds light on who is dying in opioid crisis
A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service dives into much more detail about drug…