News Items tag as: B.C. College of Nursing Professionals

Kootenay nurse suspended for making fake vaccine cards
July 16, 2022 - 9:44 AM

A nurse from Castlegar got caught making fake vaccine cards and was disciplined by the provincial governing body.
Kelowna nurse suspended after inappropriate comments about COVID-19
October 05, 2020 - 5:05 PM

A Kelowna nurse who made "inappropriate comments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic" will have their licence suspended for a month and face a series of restrictions.
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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 third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later,

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Kootenay nurse suspended for making fake vaccine cards