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Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups
January 29, 2025 - 3:15 PM

VANCOUVER - Two doctors groups in British Columbia say there is a "wait-list crisis" for specialists that is severely compromising the health and well-being of residents.
Rx for laughter: Kelowna doctor delves into health-care humour
January 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Having surgery is no laughing matter, unless you happen to share an operating room with Dr. David Goldberg.
MLB study: Velocity, max efforts likely causing pitching injuries; rule changes should be considered
December 22, 2024 - 1:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A yearlong study by Major League Baseball concluded rising velocities, pitch shaping and emphasis on maximum effort are the likely causes of the vast increase in pitcher injuries and recommended exploring rules changes to address the problem.
Kamloops teen three inches taller following risky spinal surgery for scoliosis
December 16, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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A Kamloops teenager is all smiles and literally stands three inches taller after undergoing an intensive spine straightening surgery at BC Children’s Hospital in November.
NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
November 22, 2023 - 10:00 PM
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Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he's angry.
Delays in spinal surgery means scoliosis worsens for children: report
October 01, 2023 - 9:00 AM

Children across the country are waiting too long to see a specialist and get treatment, says a new report that highlights delays in surgery for scoliosis and the potential long-term effects on kids and the health-care system.
Heal Thyself: Most who tear Achilles tendon can skip surgery
April 13, 2022 - 6:00 PM

LONDON (AP) — It’s a weekend warrior’s nightmare. You’re playing hoops in the driveway and go up for a lay-up. You land and hear a pop: you’ve torn your Achilles tendon. Do you have surgery or hope it heals with just a cast and rehab? New research says both options led to similar outcomes about a year later.
Nurse explains why so many orthopaedic surgeries are postponed or cancelled in Kamloops, Kelowna
March 26, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Thousands of residents in Kamloops and Kelowna are waiting for postponed orthopaedic surgeries, and many are suffering through repeated cancellations.
Lillooet woman waiting for months, had five cancellations for knee surgery at Kamloops hospital
March 24, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A woman in Lillooet has waited more than seven months and endured five cancellations for knee replacement surgery at Royal Inland Hospital.
Thousands in Kamloops, Kelowna still waiting for postponed orthopaedic surgeries
March 22, 2022 - 11:19 AM

Despite the B.C. government’s statement that it has caught up on almost all surgeries postponed due to COVID, there are more than 1,200 orthopaedic surgical patients on Kelowna’s wait list along with another 900 in Kamloops.
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THOMPSON: Why Republican politicians are getting booed in America
OPINION Thomas Wolfe wrote: “You can’t go home again” 85 years ago. The novel’s meaning is clear: things change and people change, so it’s not possible to return to the past. Nowher

American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon. The action is in

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

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Kamloops drug addict credits tough love for his recovery, advocates for forced treatment
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Another Okanagan criminal with 100 convictions released back into community
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RCMP on hunt for accused in massive Okanagan guns and drugs bust
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iN PHOTOS: Cute cats lounge away in Kamloops, Okanagan
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One week suspension for BC nurse that swiped drugs, worked while high
A B.C. nurse has been suspended for one week for stealing narcotics and working while high. According to a March 5 BC College of Nurses and Midwives decision, the unnamed registered nurse pi
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American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
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Social media influencers charged after illegal hunting north of Kamloops
An investigation by the BC Conservation Officer Service has ended with 43 charges against four people, including two social media influencers, for hunting illegally north of Kamloops. The in
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Tk'emlups signs $12M land settlement with federal government
Tk'emlups signed a deal with the federal government for $12 million after a years-long claim over what should have been reserve land. Chief and council agreed to the settlement late last
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Watch moon turn red during total lunar eclipse in Okanagan, Kamloops
Skywatchers might want to sacrifice some sleep later this week to watch a total lunar eclipse, a celestial event that only occurs every two or three years. In a total lunar eclipse, the sun,
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'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelo
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