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Patient says more transparency needed after Kamloops hospital department closures
A woman who lives in a rural community near Kamloops has been left feeling frustrated…
The test trap for long COVID patients in B.C.
Biking 20 kilometres to and from her classes at Langara every day was the norm…
Vernon anti-vaccine passport bistro owner puts business up for sale
A Vernon restaurant owner who defied the vaccine passport mandate has put her restaurant up…
New store opening up in former Value Village location in downtown Kamloops
The doors of the former Value Village on Seymour Street are opening once again, this…
iN VIDEO: This Penticton doctor took new approach to treat people with alcohol use disorder
The late Penticton physician Dr. Jeff Harries took a different approach in helping treat patients…
West Kelowna gym joins revolt, vows to stay open despite restrictions
Another gym in the Thompson-Okanagan is keeping its doors open in defiance of public health…
Record number of adaptive sports participants glide down slopes at Sun Peaks
An adaptive sports program at Sun Peaks is exploding with a record number of students…
Record-setting day for new COVID cases in B.C. and Interior Health
A record 4,383 new COVID cases were reported in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Kamloops man home for Christmas after almost year-long battle with COVID-19
A Kamloops man is back home with his family in time for Christmas, after spending…
Here’s what COVID protocols to expect at Thompson-Okanagan ski resorts over the holidays
Hitting the slopes this year in the Thompson-Okanagan region will look different at each ski…
Motion to study recovery centre near Kamloops defeated by city council
Kamloops city council defeated a notice of motion that would explore a drug addiction recovery…
$5K bribe didn’t stop daughter of Kamloops doctor from getting COVID jab
A former Royal Inland Hospital anesthesiologist tried to bribe her daughter to dissuade her from…
New substance-use treatment beds now fully operational in B.C.
The provincial government is touting the completion of 105 new publicly funded substance-use treatment and…
One life sentence deserves another: Jessie Simpson’s mom on attacker’s release to halfway house
The mother of a Kamloops man who was severely beaten with a baseball bat in…
379 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 94 in Interior Health
There were 379 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours in B.C. and…
Man whose body was found in North Thompson River died of accidental drowning
The death of a man whose body was found in the North Thompson River, near…
Forced mental health treatment spikes in B.C.
Almost 20,000 individuals were admitted to B.C. hospitals against their will for psychiatric treatment between…
322 new COVID cases as B.C.’s vaccination rate hits 91%
It has taken almost a month for B.C.’s COVID vaccination rate has moved up one…
UBCO researcher develops mask coating to prevent spread of COVID virus
A researcher at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is receiving accolades for a breakthrough…
77 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
There were 77 new COVID cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the last…
Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital most overcrowded in B.C.
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is bursting at the seams with more patients than even…
With B.C. in emergency mode, people who use drugs need help now
Many more people could die from toxic drugs in the coming days and weeks unless…
Anti-maskers lose their cases at B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has struck down two complaints from anti-maskers who argued the…
Daily COVID case numbers turn upward with 85 in Interior Health
After a couple of days of relatively low numbers of new COVID-19 cases in the…