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No more free parking for most at hospitals, other health-care facilities in B.C.
The free pandemic parking at health-care facilities in British Columbia is coming to an end…

Kamloops mayor ‘more than frustrated’ by lack of communication from health officials
Kamloops mayor Ken Christian has been reaching out to the B.C. Ministry of Health for…

Police identify woman alleged to have spit on Penticton liquor store employee in mask wearing dispute
RCMP have identified the woman accused of assault for spitting on an employee at a…

Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…

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…

No evidence of increased rabies incidents in B.C., but caution urged around bats
KAMLOOPS – While people should be always remain cautious around bats, there doesn’t appear to…

Salmon Arm arena closes until further notice after lab samples test positive for asbestos
SALMON ARM – A sports facility used by numerous groups in Salmon Arm has been…

Laundry privatization decision expected this summer
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hospital Employee Union members who filled the Interior Health Authority board meeting yesterday to show their concern about laundry service privatization got a polite but firm message from chairman Erwin Malzer. “Thank you very much for bringing your concerns to us but no decision will be made until we receive the request for...