News Items tag as: drugs

Baggie of drugs found in Kelowna hotel lobby leads cops to dealer
February 10, 2021 - 11:15 AM

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Kelowna after a bag of what is believed to be crystal meth was discovered in a Kelowna hotel lobby yesterday.
New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch
August 24, 2020 - 6:00 AM

An overdose response app launched this summer has already had more than 5,000 uses and was used to prevent overdoses on five occasions in the province so far so backers are hoping it expands.
Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade
June 11, 2020 - 3:17 PM

Police seized numerous weapons from a Kamloops storage facility yesterday including firearms, explosives, crossbows and nunchucks, as part of a gang unit investigation.
UPDATE: B.C. records highest-ever month of overdose deaths
June 11, 2020 - 11:48 AM

There were 170 people who died from illicit drugs in B.C. in May, up 93 per cent from last year when there were only 88.
Police seize drugs, car and gun in Kelowna raids
September 24, 2019 - 10:01 AM

KELOWNA - Two men were arrested after three drug raids on Kelowna homes last week with more arrests expected.
By telling her story, this Kelowna mom is reducing the stigma caused by drug overdose deaths
August 25, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA - There are many ways to fight the scourge of deaths caused by drug overdoses.
Overdose deaths have tripled in Kamloops, continue to rise in Kelowna
October 22, 2016 - 11:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Newly released numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows drug overdose deaths are becoming more common in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Intoxicated Vernon teen caught with drugs, revolver and bullets
December 29, 2014 - 12:02 PM

VERNON - A Vernon teenager spent Christmas with RCMP after getting caught with a 375 Magnum revolver and various drugs.
Self harm among Okanagan youth higher than rest of province
December 05, 2014 - 10:42 AM

OKANAGAN – The results of a province-wide survey on the health of B.C. adolescents shows that young people in the Okanagan are more likely to participate in activities that risk their health than teens in the rest of the province.
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Bigger cities in Interior Health hit hardest by rising COVID-19 cases
The Interior Health region has recorded the highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases this year at 676, up by 215 from the week before. That’s for the week of April 4 to 10, according to new data posted on the B.C. Centre for Diseas

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