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No dogs allowed: Dangerous algae at popular lake near Kamloops
July 03, 2025 - 6:00 PM

An emergency veterinary hospital in Kamloops alerted dog owners to the dangers of a potential blue and green algae bloom in nearby Nicola Lake after several sick dogs were admitted into their care over the weekend.
BC SPCA calls for regulation after 34 Bengal cats rescued from Vernon breeder
June 04, 2025 - 11:08 AM

BC SPCA officers seized 34 Bengal cats that were in distress in Vernon and said cases like this are why these types of wild-hybrid cats ought to be regulated.
Pharmacies helping to fill health-care gap in Interior Health region
April 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Pharmacists in the Interior Health region are diagnosing and prescribing treatment for minor illnesses to lessen the burden on the health-care system and help those without family doctors.
KNITTED KNOCKERS: Shuswap breast cancer survivor pays it forward
March 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in Chase has been knitting for almost a decade to support breast cancer survivors.
Friends of Roxanne Louie seek reversal of decision to grant her murderer day parole
February 02, 2024 - 7:00 PM

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Medications for alcoholism lacking in BC despite being deadlier than opioids
August 07, 2023 - 6:00 AM

It may have taken a back seat to the overdose crisis, but more than three times as many people died of alcohol than opioids in BC in 2019.
BC expected to hit new highs in syphilis outbreak
July 01, 2023 - 9:00 AM

While COVID-19 has been understandably hogging all the headlines, there's been another outbreak spreading throughout B.C. since 2019.
Wet weather causing trench foot in homeless people in Kamloops, Okanagan
January 04, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Recent warmer winter temperatures and consequent snow melt have created sloppy, wet conditions in parts of the Thompson Okanagan Region, which is causing foot problems for some people living on the streets.
Kelowna neo-natal ICU at capacity with children sick with respiratory illnesses
November 14, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Flu season has yet to hit B.C. with the force it’s hammering Ontario and Quebec but Kelowna General Hospital has reached its capacity in its neo-natal intensive care unit.
Kamloops doula delivering babies of street entrenched mothers calls for compassion
January 26, 2022 - 5:30 AM

A Kamloops woman is shedding light on the harsh realities street entrenched pregnant mothers are facing, often in the shadows, away from the eye of the general public.
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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