News Items tag as: Interior Health Authority

City gets meeting with Interior Health after Penticton girl steps on discarded needle
June 19, 2019 - 4:16 PM

PENTICTON - Officials from the City of Penticton and the Interior Health Authority are going to meet tomorrow to talk about discarded needles in the community after a girl stepped on one in a local spray park.
Interior Health warns "beige pebble" drug contains heroin, fentanyl, deadly synthetic cannabinoid
April 19, 2019 - 5:01 PM

KAMLOOPS — The health authority is warning of a potentially dangerous drug that has hit the streets in Kamloops.
Second case of measles in the Interior Health Authority confirms
March 22, 2019 - 9:52 AM

100 MILE HOUSE — A second case of measles has been confirmed in 100 Mile House in connection to a previous case from March 9.
Gastrointestinal illness now impacting Kamloops daycare
February 12, 2019 - 1:36 PM

KAMLOOPS — Multiple facilities have been impacted by a viral stomach illness that started at Royal Inland Hospital late last month, including a day care.
Interior Health waiting to declare norovirus outbreak over in Kamloops
February 05, 2019 - 4:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health officials are hoping to declare a stomach virus outbreak that impacted four units at Royal Inland Hospital over by tomorrow.
Contagious norovirus continues to spread at Royal Inland Hospital
February 01, 2019 - 12:01 PM

KAMLOOPS — A contagious stomach virus circulating at Royal Inland Hospital has affected four units, a nearby psychiatric centre, and two residential facilities.
Interior Health confirms Norovirus at Royal Inland Hospital
January 31, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health officials have confirmed the cause of a gastrointestinal outbreak among patients and staff at Royal Inland Hospital that has closed three wards was Norovirus.
Interior Health warning public of gastrointestinal outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
January 30, 2019 - 11:05 AM

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health Authority is warning the public of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital.
Vavenby water users 'do not use' order rescinded
January 04, 2019 - 3:11 PM

VAVENBY - All who were on the 'do not use' order in Vavenby can resume water consumption.
Confirmed flu cases in Interior Health Authority up from last year
January 04, 2019 - 1:30 PM

An early start to this year’s flu season is one of many factors contributing to a significant increase in confirmed influenza cases in the Interior Health Authority.
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Syrian immigrant brothers who 'started from scratch' ready to open Kamloops restaurant
KAMLOOPS - A new restaurant is set to open in downtown Kamloops in the next few weeks and its owners are inviting the public to come and try some authentic Syrian flavours. Co-owner Rojeh Labbad, 29, came to Kamloops nearly four years ago t