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Chase cancer survivor asks province for help in midst of doctor shortage
Some Chase residents are lobbying the provincial government for more doctors or nurse practitioners this…
Vernon doctor guilty of sexual assault opts to go to jail early
CONTENT ADVISORY Vernon doctor Peter Inkpen tried to kiss a patient he'd taken out to…
Lytton doctor suspended for promoting ‘vaccine hesitancy’ suing Interior Health
Lytton Dr. Charles Douglas Hoffe started questioning the safety of COVID vaccines shortly after they…
B.C. doctor reprimanded for treating employee with ecstasy
A B.C. doctor has been reprimanded for treating an employee with the party drug ecstasy.…
B.C. doctor ordered to pay $3,000 after tirade against human rights tribunal staff
A B.C. doctor who called a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member a "shameless and stupid…
Emergency room at Merritt’s hospital closed: Interior Health
The emergency department at Merritt's hospital will be closed for almost 24 hours because of…
Kootenay doctor suspended for having sex with patient
A Kootenay doctor has been suspended for two years for having a sexual relationship with…
A hidden consequence of not having a family doctor in Kamloops
A Kamloops man has found himself deprived of much-needed prescription medication because he doesn't have…
Penticton couple offer $1,000 ‘bribe’ for family physician amid doctor shortage
A Penticton couple is offering $1,000 to any family physician or nurse practitioner who will…
‘Doctors’ sharing their views at three anti-vax events in the Okanagan
Two B.C. doctors who faced disciplinary measures related to their stance on COVID are headlining the…
Anesthesiologist working in B.C. pain clinic charged with sexual assault
A Surrey anesthesiologist has been charged with sexual assault. Dr. Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, 54, was charged…
Kamloops family still hoping for family doctor after eight years
A shortage of doctors is a growing problem throughout the province and is now reaching…
Aspiring Kamloops physician died of cancer while carrying out late father’s legacy
A young doctor in Kamloops lost his months long fight against cancer in May of…
Nearly 50,000 sign petition pleading for more family doctors in B.C.
A petition urging the province take action and attract more doctors to B.C. is gathering…
Kamloops woman among almost a million people in B.C. without a family doctor
A Kamloops woman who found herself without a family doctor after hers left the practice…