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Children’s smiles highlight legacy of Penticton’s outgoing OSNS director
For Manisha Willms, the biggest takeaway from 10 years as Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society executive…
‘Cheating the devil’: Okanagan Valley Throwdown hits mark for fun, fitness
“Cheating the devil,” was Kris Newman’s inspiration when he began CrossFit training 13 years ago.…
Kelowna to get second urgent and primary care centre
An urgent and primary care centre is scheduled to open this fall in Kelowna's Rutland…
Widen access to these HIV drugs in B.C., say advocates
Three years since Canada first approved an innovative long-acting drug called Cabenuva to treat HIV,…
Why a skilled surgeon is not allowed to work in Merritt’s emergency room
Short-term closures of the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt are so common…
Roughly 600 km of water pipes in Kamloops, Okanagan made with asbestos concrete
There are about 600 kilometres of asbestos concrete pipes carrying water to residents’ homes in…
How medical bills can slam a newcomer to B.C.
Holly Noot had spent eight hours in excruciating labour at home in Courtenay before her…
Interior Health has closed Oliver’s ER for 20 hours this week
The emergency department at the hospital in Oliver was closed again overnight, the second such…
How a Kelowna international student, victim of racist attack, got health coverage
Interior Health has cancelled the medical bill for Gagandeep Singh, the victim of a race-based…
Kamloops a step closer to banning public drug use
Drug users may be allowed to carry their supply in public, but the City of…
Kelowna cancer doctor learned the hard way about danger of radon in Interior homes
Dr. Kong Khoo, who came to Kelowna in 1997 to start up the cancer centre…
Counting the cost of substance use – and finding solutions
Harms from substance use cost Canada $49 billion in 2020, with almost two-thirds of that…
Interior Health asks local governments to pause plans to ban open drug use in parks
Interior Health has emailed all municipalities in the Southern Interior, asking the local governments to…
Overdose warning issued in South Okanagan
Drug users in the South Okanagan are being warned of a strong batch of 'down'…
Penticton chamber wants city to go ahead with plan to ban drug use in parks
The Penticton Chamber of Commerce doesn’t agree with Interior Health’s recommendation to temporarily keep drug…