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Kelowna medical clinic’s paid memberships could be a ‘legal grey zone’
October 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Canadian healthcare advocacy group is warning patients that a Kelowna medical clinic offering paid memberships may be in a legal grey zone.
No more 'foot dragging': Another push for cardiac care in Kamloops
September 19, 2024 - 3:00 PM

The lack of cardiac care capabilities at Royal Inland Hospital is costing lives and urgent action is needed, according to the ICCHA Wish Fund.
Kamloops mom fights for autism assessment for young son
August 16, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops mother continues to get the runaround after years of trying to get her young son assessed for autism before he enters kindergarten, and she isn’t the only one.
Interior Health suing injured US motorcyclist for $700,000 unpaid medical bill
July 22, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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The Interior Health Authority is suing a U.S. citizen for $720,000 in unpaid health-care bills after he crashed his motorcycle in the Kootenays six years ago.
‘Outrageous and unacceptable’: Petition demands life-saving cardiac care in Kamloops
June 12, 2024 - 11:15 AM

The lack of an acute Cardiac Care Diagnostic Lab at Royal Inland Hospital is costing lives, according to the ICCHA Wish Fund.
Highly-anticipated 24-hour emergency vet clinic opens in Kamloops
February 08, 2024 - 2:30 PM

A much-needed 24-hour emergency veterinary clinic has opened its doors in Kamloops after almost two years in development.
Imaging department at Kamloops hospital also understaffed
May 17, 2022 - 7:30 AM

An X-ray technologist at Royal Inland Hospital said the medical imaging department is falling apart at the seams due to the current severe staffing shortage.
Paramedics saved my life: A Vernon man's close call
March 03, 2022 - 1:31 PM

A Vernon man, who recently had a heart attack, is crediting the swift response of the B.C. Ambulance Service for why he's alive today.
Barriere mayor frustrated with Interior Health as staff shortage closes health centre
January 19, 2022 - 2:30 PM

Services in some rural health centres in the southern Interior are temporarily closed, reduced or rescheduled as of yesterday due to staff shortages caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the Mayor of Barriere is not pleased with the lack of communication from Interior Health.
New technology slowing nurses down at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
December 13, 2021 - 6:00 AM

While short-staffing and a pandemic is enough to drag down the quality of healthcare at Royal Inland Hospital, some nurses there say a new computer system is making it far worse.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan have started to pick up with the September to October increase in listings the largest in more than 20 years. However, while nearly 60% more property sold last month than in October 2023 sales remai

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