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‘Get it to the courts’: Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban
Public drug use is now banned in Kamloops as the city responds to decriminalization across…
Kelowna Safeway store fined for selling tobacco to a minor
Interior Health has handed the downtown Kelowna Safeway store with a $575 fine earlier this…
Dog that regularly ingested fentanyl and meth seized by B.C. SPCA
A B.C. man whose dog ingested, fentanyl, cocaine and meth, and was regularly found to…
Dealer busted with fanny pack full of drugs in Kelowna
A man from Saskatchewan was caught with ounces of illicit drugs during a traffic stop…
Kamloops youth homeless non-profit ‘continues to mourn’ founder’s fentanyl overdose death
The Kamloops non-profit founded by Katherine McParland continues to follow her vision, and the founder's…
Stop check leads to drugs, weapons seizure in Kamloops
Police stopped a vehicle in Kamloops suspecting the driver to be impaired, but a search…
19 arrested in coordinated RCMP raids on 4 homes in Vernon
Drugs, weapons and stacks of cash were seized from four different properties along the same…
Vernon drug dealers busted; silenced handgun seized
Two Vernon men were arrested last week on a number of drug and weapons offences…
Drug advisory issued in Penticton after animal tranquilizer found in sample
A drug checking advisory has been issued for Penticton after a lab result found Xylazine,…
Drug alert issued in Penticton for fentanyl mix
A drug alert has been issued for Penticton after a light green sample sold as…
Kamloops RCMP arrest wanted man, find shotgun in vehicle search
Police arrested a wanted Kamloops man in a vehicle stop this weekend. Kamloops RCMP had…
Drug alert for purple fentanyl issued in Penticton
Interior Health is warning Penticton drug users to check their supply, after receiving reports of…
15-year-old Kamloops girl dies of suspected overdose
B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed they are investigating the death of a teen in Kamloops,…
Cops seize fake guns, drugs and cash in raid on downtown Kelowna home
A Kelowna woman is facing drug charges following a police raid yesterday on a home…
Interior Health issues alert in Kamloops for extremely toxic fentanyl
Interior Health Authority has issued a drug alert in Kamloops for highly toxic fentanyl. Interior…
Three search warrants lead RCMP to drugs, cash and two arrests
Three search warrants were executed this week in Kamloops, leading to two arrests and a…
Dangerous drug that causes a ‘zombie-like’ state found in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A dangerous drug was detected in Kamloops last week and health officials are…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer flees before sentencing
KELOWNA – Police are still searching for a West Kelowna man who bolted right before…
Landlord stuck with bill after Kamloops RCMP damage home in raid
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops landlord is dealing with a high-priced list of repairs to his…
VIDEO: Vernon store employee assists man lying face down in the snow when others walked by
VERNON – When James Auger came around the corner of the Wholesale Club Gas Bar…
Fentanyl present in over 80 per cent of fatal illicit drug overdoses in B.C. so far this year
For the first month in 2017, fewer than 100 people died of a suspected illicit…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
Mothers of Okanagan fentanyl victims get Drug Overdose Awareness Day
KELOWNA – The mom of a Kelowna man who died of fentanyl overdose has gotten…
Kamloops RCMP dedicated to getting drugs off the streets amid fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP attributes a rise in the number of drug offences in the…