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FENTANYL CRISIS: Mobile overdose prevention unit hits the road in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The mobile unit promised by the Interior Health Authority to replace the fixed,…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Breaking down each party’s response to overdose crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As Interior residents continue to die from overdose at a record pace, the…
Overdose deaths isn’t the only way to measure the Interior’s opioid crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thousands of phone calls to 911 and hundreds of emergency room visits are…
Beating addiction in the Interior is harder than you think
KELOWNA – Jerome Abraham knows first hand how difficult it is to shake an addiction.…
March third-highest month for illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People across the province continue to die at an alarming rate due to…
FENTANYL CRISIS: From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia’s illicit drug history
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Just over 1,600 needles picked up in Kelowna parks last month
KELOWNA – Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come in the middle of…
‘Our province failed’ teen who overdosed in Kelowna mall bathroom: NDP candidate
KELOWNA – The NDP candidate for Christy Clark’s Westside-Kelowna MLA seat says gaps in the…
Sun Peaks being proactive about drug use at Snowbombing music festival
SUN PEAKS – Thousands of people are convening on Sun Peaks near Kamloops for Snowbombing…
Kelowna teen died in mall bathroom after being turned away from drug treatment
KELOWNA – There was a time not long ago when Chelsea Christianson had lots of…
VIDEO: The nightmare of opioid addiction as told by Kelowna mom who lost both sons
"MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DRUG USE ARE DANCE PARTNERS." KELOWNA – “I’m referred to as…
Dangers of opioid addiction to be discussed at TRU fentanyl forum
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops doctor is teaming up with members of the community to answer…
Illicit drug overdoses decrease in the Interior Health Authority for second month
KAMLOOPS – New statistics from the B.C. Coroners Service show the number of people dying…
Kamloops council endorses supervised drug consumption sites
KAMLOOPS – The two locations for a mobile supervised drug consumption service have been picked…
Fentanyl dealers should face harsher sentences: B.C. Court of Appeals
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled a higher sentencing range for fentanyl…
Interior First Nations elders and chiefs declare state of emergency over fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – First Nations elders and chiefs have declared a state of emergency over the…
Kelowna man charged with trafficking fentanyl in Ontario also killed a 15-year-old Burnaby teen in 2007
KELOWNA – One of the two Kelowna men arrested in Ontario this week for trafficking…
Naloxone training begins for staff at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS – Staff officials with School District 73 have officially begun naloxone training. Director of…
Kelowna men charged with fentanyl trafficking after traffic stop in northern Ontario
HEARST, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say two Kelowna men are facing charges related to…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Kamloops RCMP want to open the conversation around teen marijuana, drug use
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are stepping up to address parents in the city, in…
Fentanyl overdose drugs are free but others needing life-saving medicine are on their own
KELOWNA – B.C. made a health care decision to provide naloxone kits for free in…
Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…
Bail granted to West Kelowna man who laced pills with fentanyl
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man who has pleaded guilty to charges related to…