4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (174+ words) Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine to be tested on free-roaming horses in Alberta. The provincial government has said wild horse populations in parts of Alberta have reached levels not considered ecologically sustainable....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (334+ words) A coalition of Okanagan mayors say the time for urgent action is now to turn under-utilized spaces of the region’s correctional facility into secure, mandatory care spaces for people suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Cycling through emergency rooms…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (334+ words) A coalition of Okanagan mayors say the time for urgent action is now to turn under-utilized spaces of the region’s correctional facility into secure, mandatory care spaces for people suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Cycling through emergency rooms…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (255+ words) Recovery is going well for the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society after the Bald Range wildfire destroyed much of the Summerland property. IWRS founder Eva Hartmann previously told Castanet the wildlife facility wasn't completely wiped out. Since then, the non-profit that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (272+ words) Construction work on a long-term care home in Penticton looks to be back underway soon after a massive blaze tore down the long-term care home in May. The City of Penticton's Communications team confirmed on Wednesday through their building department…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (625+ words) B.C.'s Health Minister Ravi Kahlon has now responded to the City of Kelowna's request that the feds force the closure of the downtown Kelowna supervised consumption site. "Overdose prevention services are important places that help keep people alive. They are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) The City of Kelowna is calling for the closure of the supervised consumption site downtown. Mayor Tom Dyas posted a letter to social media Tuesday that was sent to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel, requesting that Health Canada deny the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) Alberta's government says close to 400 specialist physicians have expressed interest in participating in the province's new dual practice system. The model is set to allow doctors to offer private services while also working in the public system, starting with elective…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country today as the six belugas from Marineland are headed to two aquariums in the United States. The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park…...