News Items tag as: MAiD

Interior Health fielding more inquiries about Medical Assistance in Dying
June 08, 2021 - 7:30 PM

It’s been more than five years since Canadian’s have had access to Medically Assistance in Dying and uptake within the Southern Interior has grown with each passing year, particularly since new legislation has come into effect.
Volunteers needed to aid medically assisted deaths
January 22, 2020 - 7:00 PM

As the number of people wishing for medically assisted death continues to grow, a local support group is having trouble keeping up and looking for volunteers.
DIFFICULT CHOICES: What Kelowna doctors are discovering about medically assisted deaths
February 03, 2017 - 8:00 PM

'IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL THING, IT'S HARD'
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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

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

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

Interior Health fielding more inquiries about Medical Assistance in Dying