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Vernon woman not giving up fight for costly cystic fibrosis drug
November 29, 2017 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Vernon’s Melissa Verleg is raising her voice for the medication she needs.
'It's totally unfair': Vernon woman says health ministry leaving her life in limbo
November 24, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - A Vernon woman says her life is filled with uncertainties as she fights to get access to a life-changing medication.
Why B.C. isn't funding new 'life-changing' drug for some cystic fibrosis patients
September 22, 2017 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - The manufacturer of a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis patients like Vernon’s Melissa Verleg says it has the evidence to prove the medicine works, but Canada’s drug review agency won’t look at it.
'I am terrified': Vernon woman days away from running out of life-changing drug
September 21, 2017 - 2:39 PM

VERNON - Time is running out for Melissa Verleg.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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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

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later,

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

Vernon woman not giving up fight for costly cystic fibrosis drug