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News Items tag as: Fentanyl
Chemicals to make more than 260 million doses of fentanyl seized in Lower Mainland
March 16, 2023 - 2:23 PM
Two people were arrested and a massive amount of precursor chemicals for making illicit drugs were seized in the Lower Mainland following a 22-month police investigation.
Dark web fentanyl linked to U.S. sailor deaths came from B.C.
June 16, 2022 - 11:38 AM
A B.C. man was indicted on federal charges in the U.S. for allegedly operating an international dark web drug organization linked to the opioid overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen.
Devastated Kamloops father of fentanyl overdose victim demanding change
June 09, 2022 - 7:30 AM
A father in Kamloops is devastated after his 25-year-old daughter became yet another victim of a fentanyl overdose two weeks ago.
UPDATE: Health officials issue drug alert for Kamloops; counterfeit said to be 'impressive'
February 17, 2021 - 4:21 PM
An alert has been issued by Interior Health for an illicit counterfeit drug being sold in Kamloops containing fentanyl and acetaminophen.
Kamloops RCMP seizes drugs, cash and weapons in three separate incidents
July 17, 2020 - 4:33 PM
Police have seized money, drugs and weapons in three separate instances in Kamloops this month.
Kamloops toddler finds baggie of purple drugs in park; mom manages to avert danger
July 06, 2020 - 2:27 PM
An 11-month-old was playing at a Kamloops park this weekend when they came upon a small bag of what police believe to be fentanyl.
Vernon will soon have its first, permanent overdose prevention site
May 11, 2020 - 3:18 PM
Interior Health has announced Vernon will soon be getting an overdose prevention site and it will be located in city's downtown.
Fentanyl-related deaths drop by almost 50 per cent in Kamloops and Kelowna
February 24, 2020 - 3:38 PM
Both Kamloops and Kelowna have seen nearly a 50 per cent decrease in the number of fentanyl-related deaths from 2018 to 2019, which mirrors a provincial decrease of almost 40 per cent.
New drug checking technology available in Penticton
February 06, 2020 - 4:46 PM
Interior Health has a new resource available today in Penticton to help people check the safety of their illegal drugs.
Interior Health issues drug and overdose alert for Penticton
February 05, 2020 - 10:13 AM
Interior Health is alerting Penticton and South Okanagan drug users to check their drugs after two crystal meth samples recently tested positive for fentanyl.
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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest leg
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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Fundraiser for family of Kamloops man who died in Highway 5 North crash nears $30K
An online fundraiser for the family of a Kamloops man killed in a crash on Highway 5 North has raised more than $27,
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Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - An orphan killer whale calf escaped from a remote Vancouver Island tidal lagoon Friday where it had be
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8.5 years for Kamloops man who sexually assaulted his daughter
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kamloops man who filmed himself sexually assaulting his daughter, then bragged about it o
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