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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…
How a Kamloops woman uses lessons learned on the street to help homeless youth find housing
'EVERY DAY WAS A STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL' KAMLOOPS – Katharine McParland knows firsthand how difficult…
Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart
KELOWNA – The province’s watchdog for children and youth says the housing crisis in the…
How Kamloops bylaw officers are doing things differently
KAMLOOPS – Bylaw officers in Kamloops now have a new tool under their belt when…
Interior Health is trying to figure out what Kamloops is doing right in the opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS – In the past two years, outreach and addictions services have increased across the…
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…
Armstrong sets goal of bringing Syrian family out of crisis
ARMSTRONG - Efforts are underway to bring a Syrian refugee family to the North Okanagan. The initiative is still in the early stages, but organizer Ron Brinnen is hoping the community of Armstrong will get on board. “The goal is to sponsor a family of four children and their parents and have them settle in...