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The simple but beautiful reason you may hear chimes in Kamloops, Okanagan hospitals
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you heard the soft sound of chimes during your last hospital visit…
Vernon schools to get plumbing upgrades after high lead levels discovered
VERNON – Funding is coming down the pipes in the Vernon School District. A number…
Coroner’s report on Kamloops care home death calls for changes
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations following the death of a…
New phone line to help with Kamloops doctor shortage goes live
KAMLOOPS – If you're one of the thousands of Kamloops residents without a family doctor,…
After $75 K fine, Vernon School District broke asbestos rules again
VERNON – Another investigation by WorkSafe B.C. found the Vernon School District in violation of…
New Interior Health Authority board chair named
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops lawyer and Thompson Rivers University faculty member will be taking over…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Kamloops nightclub joins the battle against the fentanyl crisis
'IT'S SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY' KAMLOOPS – The overdose death of Edmond Paul Adkin…
Six new substance abuse and mental health beds open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Six new recovery beds have been opened in a Kamloops health centre to…
Walk With Us event to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and prevention in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A walk to help bring awareness to HIV and AIDS in Kamloops will…
Mobile drug consumption service could be cheaper, more effective option for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
Health officials close to releasing proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
OKANAGAN – Health officials are nailing down proposed locations for safe injection sites in Kelowna…
$31 million nursing school building next in line for Thompson Rivers University
KAMLOOPS – If the province is able to help fund it, Thompson Rivers University is…
New tax increase coming to Kamloops and region for new hospital tower
KAMLOOPS – A tax increase is being supported by the region's hospital board to help…
Vernon garden project will help marginalized women, refugees, children and others in need of healthy food
VERNON – Good things are growing at Patchwork Farms in Vernon. The garden, located at…
Okanagan dispensary owner accused of drug trafficking fights charge in court
VERNON – The municipality told him to shut down, police raided his shop and charged…
Kamloops hospital still over capacity, but more space means new efficiencies
KAMLOOPS – The summer lull never came to Royal Inland Hospital. Typically the hospital sees…
Elevated lead levels found at several North Okanagan schools
VERNON – The Vernon School District says slightly elevated lead levels were found in the…
International Overdose Awareness Day comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Farmers’s Market had an extra tent set up today, Aug. 31,…
Health Minister Terry Lake plunges from plane over Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – B.C.'s Health Minister and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake fell out of a…
What Interior Health is doing differently after two fatal care home assaults
VERNON – If the care home attacks that left a Vernon and Kamloops senior dead…
Vernon council not interested in restricting marijuana sales
VERNON – Vernon city council has chosen to stand back while the federal government works…
Mental health wait list forces Vernon mom to make heart-breaking decision
'IT'S THE HARDEST THING TO DO' VERNON – After trying to get help for her…
Vernon called upon to join the Blue Dot movement
VERNON – Vernon is being urged to join more than 100 other municipalities in acknowledging…