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Interior Health Authority
Overdose crisis putting pressure on Kelowna funeral homes
KELOWNA – Front-line social service workers and emergency room staff aren’t the only ones seeing…
Why West Kelowna and Penticton are never mentioned in overdose numbers
OKANAGAN – This is a short list you really don’t want to make. Both West…
Kelowna continues to stand out as hot spot for overdose deaths
KELOWNA – What’s with Kelowna and drug overdoses? The latest numbers from the B.C. Coroners…
Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in…
Employee information breach at Interior Health under investigation
There has been a breach involving the personal information of about 500 current and former…
Influx of wildfire evacuees impacting calls for police service in Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS – In the past two weeks, police in Kamloops have been responding to a…
Interior Health warns of West Nile virus risk
Now that summer is in full swing, Interior health officials are warning people about the…
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
Lingering wildfires blow poor air quality across Southern Interior
Health authorities are warning anyone with breathing difficulties to stay inside following a smoky skies…
Penticton awarded 35 new residential care beds
PENTICTON – Penticton will benefit from an additional 35 residential care beds following announcement today…
Yes, you will continue to get treatment if you are injured by your own piercings
KELOWNA – Kelowna General Hospital is not changing their policy towards body piercings, despite social…
Laundry workers at KGH work their last shift for Interior Health
KELOWNA – Today will be the last day Interior Health Authority employees will be washing…
Water being tested at Vernon’s public beaches
VERNON – Officials in the North Okanagan are testing the water at local beaches to…
Okanagan Lake: Swim at your own risk
When the Okanagan has reached temperatures well above 30 C for most of the past…
Emergency department in Barriere closed due to lack of staff
BARRIERE – Locals in need of emergency care today won't be able to access the…
Stay alert and watch for bats this May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As most of the province heads out to the woods for May long…
New Interior Health lab open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new lab has opened on the North Shore. The Interior Health Authority…
Two water advisories prompted by Shuswap fuel spills ended
SHUSWAP – A pair of recent water quality advisories have been rescinded for areas around…
Truck spills thousands of litres of gas and diesel near Shuswap River
SHUSWAP – After a truck spilt thousands of liters of gas and diesel near the…
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,…
No ER in Ashcroft on Easter Weekend
ASHCROFT – A lack of doctors have forced an Easter long weekend closure of the…
MISDIAGNOSED: What a Vernon woman learned from five-year fight for justice
VERNON – Most people would be relieved to hear they had a false positive test…
Street-level help for mental health and substance abuse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new partnership between Kelowna RCMP and Interior Health will provide better help…
The Hamlets in Kamloops to add 48 residential care beds
KAMLOOPS – Residential care for seniors in Kamloops is getting a helping hand with the…