News Items tag as: Hepatitis C

Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
October 28, 2016 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases were recorded by Interior Health last year, and most were caused by injection drug use.
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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

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.
A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has be
November 21, 2024 4:18 PM
B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body worn cameras
British Columbia's top Mountie says rolling out body-worn cameras for officers in the province will address calls to "e
November 21, 2024 4:08 PM
iN VIDEO: Full video of violent, racist Kelowna gas station incident
Ty McCartney was just trying to get a sandwich when a woman accused of shoplifting from a gas station got into a fig
November 21, 2024 3:55 PM
Next storm looms as B.C. cleans up from bomb cyclone. What's behind the foul weather?
VANCOUVER - A new storm system is bearing down on British Columbia and is expected to bring another blast of potentiall
November 21, 2024 3:50 PM
Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel's Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his
November 21, 2024 3:47 PM

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