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Human Rights Tribunal rules Kamloops doctor’s medical notes were ‘discrimination’
A Kamloops doctor and addictions specialist has been ordered to pay $7,500 to a patient…
BC nurse gave patients narcotics without documenting them
A BC nurse has been suspended for three months after failing to document patient conditions…
Penticton man who beat addiction planning memorial bench for overdose deaths
Gord Portman spent 17 years living on the streets of Penticton and personally knew more…
Why medical training is key to reducing drug overdose deaths in B.C.
There’s no question that there’s a lot of pain and suffering in the world. When…
B.C. man suing doctor who got him addicted to opioids
A B.C. man is suing his doctor who he says got him addicted to opioids.…
194 deaths in Interior Health in first 7 months this year as overdose crisis continues
In the first seven months of 2021 – to the end of July – 194…
How a Kamloops chemistry major found himself on the frontlines of the opioid crisis
Kile McKenna sits in a basement office at ASK Wellness on Tranquille Road doing something…
Kamloops council to urge feds to adopt national overdose plan
A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging…
Kelowna fentanyl and carfentanil trafficker gets 11 years in prison; first sentence of its kind in Canada
A Kelowna man who used the dark web to run a sophisticated opioid trafficking operation…
Deadly street drug combination threatening lives in B.C.
As drug overdose deaths continue to rise in B.C., the Northern Health region has put…
Resources for addicts in Kelowna starting to expand
KELOWNA – After years of increased homelessness and drug use in Kelowna, resources being poured…
‘I’M SCARED’: Okanagan woman fears loss of life-changing chronic pain treatment
VERNON – Anne Harvey spent years finding a pain management regime that allows her to…
RCMP staying mum on decriminalizing illegal drug users
KELOWNA – Calls to cut overdose deaths by decriminalizing people using illegal drugs appear to…
Overdose prevention site set for Vernon, but details vague
VERNON – Interior Health is bringing an overdose prevention site to Vernon, but the where,…
Vernon drug checking service wants you to ‘know what’s in your dope’
VERNON – With a toothpick, the outreach worker picks up a few sand-sized specks from…
Kamloops addiction centre wants to hear from more drug users
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops addiction treatment centre is halfway to their goal of collecting 300…
Former baseball hopeful developed addiction after sports surgery; convicted for drug trafficking in North Okanagan
VERNON – A former baseball player with a scholarship to a U.S. college was handed…
Kamloops council concerned with Interior Health hesitancy to support needle buyback
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health's lack of support for needle buyback programs was a hot topic…
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…
Two more overdose deaths as Interior Health repeats drug use warning
Two more overdose deaths have been added to seven reported on Friday by the Interior…
A drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl is in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A synthetic opioid nearly 100 times more potent than fentanyl has shown up…