News Items tag as: mental health issues

iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders
December 11, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman living with an eating disorder is making waves spreading awareness about the disease.
Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time
December 02, 2015 - 8:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A space dedicated to supporting children and their familes while they deal with mental health crisis has been providing better support since it was revamped a year ago, according to administrators at Royal Inland Hospital.
Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him
August 24, 2015 - 4:18 PM

KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia Review Board is questioning legislation that grants victims the right to learn where their attackers are living after a Kamloops man requested the mentally ill person who shot him in the face be moved.
Mental health issues at root of Osoyoos convenience store robberies
July 06, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton provincial court judge sympathized with a young man suffering from mental issues after two bungled robbery attempts in Osoyoos.
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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

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders