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News Items tag as: opioid crisis
Okanagan mayors push for treatment over public drug use to combat opioid crisis
February 01, 2024 - 12:40 PM
Families and children should not have to witness open drug use and overdoses when going to parks, bus stops or other public spaces, Okanagan mayors say in an open letter to the provincial government.
One-in-five in BC knew someone who died from poisoned drug supply: survey
June 02, 2023 - 10:45 AM
Most British Columbians would like to see a safe supply of drugs for opioid users, according to a recent survey.
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
September 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths in July, according to data released by the B.C. Coroners Service today, one of the deadliest months so far this year.
Police seize 320 kg of pure fentanyl in raid at clandestine lab in Chilliwack
June 23, 2022 - 11:30 AM
Police found enough ingredients to produce 320 kilograms of pure fentanyl at a rural home in Chilliwack.
Interior Health bringing Suboxone to all emergency departments
May 20, 2022 - 10:39 AM
Interior Health is making treatment for opioid users easier by bringing Suboxone to all its emergency departments.
Permanent supervised drug consumption site coming to downtown Kamloops
March 23, 2022 - 5:06 PM
A new supervised drug consumption site is moving into a downtown Kamloops building.
Interior Health aims to open complex care facility this fall
February 26, 2022 - 2:03 PM
Interior Health is soliciting contractors to open a complex care site in the region, anticipating patients to occupy beds by the fall.
Why medical training is key to reducing drug overdose deaths in B.C.
February 23, 2022 - 6:00 AM
There’s no question that there’s a lot of pain and suffering in the world.
Tainted drugs of all colours circulating in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 16, 2022 - 4:30 PM
Interior Health is urging users to get their drugs tested as a tainted supply circulates the region.
Illicit toxic drug deaths hit Thompson-Okanagan region hard in 2021
February 09, 2022 - 5:30 PM
People from the Thompson-Cariboo region were nearly 50% more likely to die from illicit drugs last year than those in the Okanagan.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern c
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest leg
Armstrong mom sues son, his ex-wife after helping them buy first home
CONTENT ADVISORY When an Armstrong woman loaned her son and his new wife money to get established in a modular home, she didn’t bother writing a contract. But when the marriage went bad less than three years later and she trie
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Okanagan business student working to perfect Imperfect Pop-Ups
Imperfect Pop-Ups is an all-new event company geared towards offering unique, one-night events in Kelowna for those
April 27, 2024 3:30 PM
Hundreds gathered in West Kelowna to celebrate wildfire fighters, look ahead to this season
There was an Okanagan Wildfire Responders gratitude event at Memorial Park in West Kelowna today. There were g
April 27, 2024 3:05 PM
The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead
When I was a kid, I used to help my mother clear leaves the old-fashioned way — with a rake. These days,
April 27, 2024 1:00 PM
Kelowna cyclist collided with vehicle, has to pay damages
A Kelowna man destroyed his bicycle in a collision with a vehicle in 2022 but he’s the one who has to pay more
April 27, 2024 12:00 PM
Comic book reality TV show star coming to Kelowna
The star of a hit reality show about a comic book shop is coming to Kelowna. Ming Chen starred in AMC’s
April 27, 2024 10:30 AM
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