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Batch of chemicals show up on backroad near Westwold
May 27, 2015 - 7:34 PM

VERNON - Police aren’t sure where a large batch of chemicals dumped in a gravel pit on Douglas Lake Road came from, but they have a hunch it was a synthetic drug lab.
Nine salmonella victims in B.C. Interior contracted from live chicks
May 27, 2015 - 5:26 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Interior Health Authority is bearing the brunt of a B.C. salmonellosis outbreak connected to live poultry distributed from a hatchery in Alberta.
Laundry privatization decision expected this summer
May 27, 2015 - 4:38 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hospital Employee Union members who filled the Interior Health Authority board meeting yesterday to show their concern about laundry service privatization got a polite but firm message from chairman Erwin Malzer.
Lucky lottery trend in the North Okanagan continues with yet another winner
May 27, 2015 - 2:47 PM

COLDSTREAM – The North Okanagan appears to be on a lucky streak with three winning lottery tickets bought in the region in the last two months.
Vernon offers new grant program with hope of expanding limited rental housing options
May 27, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - Building a new rental unit in Vernon? There’s a grant for that.
Aboriginal health strategy hopes to improve care outcomes
May 27, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Tailoring healthcare for the 54,000 First Nations living within the Interior Health Authority will improve the quality of life and health outcomes and ultimately save money by reducing the need for services amongst a population that is overrepresented within the system.
B.C. firefighters heading to Alberta
May 27, 2015 - 11:31 AM

KAMLOOPS - Fire risk in B.C. has lowered over the last several days and as a result B.C. Wildfire is sending crews to Alberta, where the province is under a province-wide fire ban as several large wildfires burn out of control.
Campapalooza campacacancelled
May 27, 2015 - 10:41 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A first-of-its kind event that gives parents a chance to get a taste of all the different summer camp options in one place has been cancelled.
UPDATE: Police presence in front of Ellison Elementary
May 27, 2015 - 9:48 AM

VERNON - Police have cordoned off the road near Ellison Elementary School in Vernon after someone discovered blood in the area Wednesday morning.
More rain, thunderstorms in forecast for Okanagan
May 27, 2015 - 7:57 AM

OKANAGAN - Above normal temperatures are back, but they come with a chance of rain and thunderstorms over the next few days.
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