News Items tag as: overdose deaths

More than 200 people in Thompson-Okanagan have died from toxic drugs
November 30, 2023 - 4:30 PM

The four big cities in the Thompson-Okanagan region make up 10% of BC’s overdose deaths from toxic drugs with a total of 204 dying in the region so far this year.
Toxic drug crisis in B.C. claims 37 lives in Interior Health: coroner
March 11, 2022 - 10:52 AM

Eleven people in Kamloops died as a result of a poisoned illicit drug supply in January, making it the third most affected city in the province as the health crisis continues.
Overdose death toll within Interior Health increasing
March 24, 2021 - 12:09 PM

Illicit drug overdose deaths continue to increase at an unprecedented rate.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
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Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

More than 200 people in Thompson-Okanagan have died from toxic drugs