News Items tag as: South Okanagan overdoses

Fentanyl confirmed in some South Okanagan overdoses
October 21, 2015 - 10:05 AM

PENTICTON - Test results have confirmed the drug fentanyl was present in some of the overdose cases reported in the South Okanagan two weeks ago.
Overdose suspected in two South Okanagan deaths
October 16, 2015 - 3:52 PM

PENTICTON - It’s not known yet what substance is responsible for seven overdoses and two deaths last week in the South Okanagan.
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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
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

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

Police investigate assaults at University of Victoria pro-Palestinian protest encampment
SAANICH, B.C. - Police in Saanich, B.C., say an assault investigation is underway following two alleged incidents at
May 10, 2024 12:00 PM
Prime Minister in Central Okanagan to meet with first responders
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the Central Okanagan today to meet with local first responders and elected offic
May 10, 2024 11:02 AM
One dead in Highway 97 crash in Peachland
West Kelowna RCMP have confirmed one person died in the car crash on Highway 97 south of Peachland yesterday.
May 10, 2024 10:34 AM
Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77
Rex Murphy, the pro-oil pundit who was at once the steady stickhandler of a national call-in radio show and a driver
May 10, 2024 10:00 AM
Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southe
May 10, 2024 9:24 AM

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