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About 4 people died daily from toxic drugs in B. C. in February
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (303+ words) Published 4: 49 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Community leaders, advocates, scholars, activists, parents and friends gathered at the B. C. legislature in Victoria on April 14, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary of the emergency. On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the B. C. Coroners Service released data on toxic drug deaths for…...
289 First Nations people in B. C. died from toxic drugs in 2025
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (878+ words) Published 4: 45 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 The First Nations Health Authority shared data Wednesday, April 15, 2026 on fatal overdoses among First Nations people in B. C. in 2025. (First Nations Health Authority) First Nations people in B. C. continue to be disproportionately represented in toxic drug deaths across…...
B. C. man suing Interior Health, doctors for alleged negligence that led to amputation
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (579+ words) Published 5: 15 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 A lawsuit has been filed against Interior Health and doctors at the South Similkameen Health Centre in Keremeos over alleged failures that led to a man's leg needing to be amputated. (Brennan Phillips - Keremeos Review File)…...
100 Mile House rally draws over 150, calls for stable ER services
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (912+ words) Published 11: 20 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026 More than 150 South Cariboo residents rallied outside the 100 Mile District General Hospital on Monday, April 13, calling for reliable emergency room services. This rally took place one week after the ER was closed for the majority of…...
Injured beaver from Williams Lake transported to Smithers rescue
1+ week, 6+ day ago (663+ words) Published 5: 25 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 The critically injured beaver rescued from Scout Island on Sunday, March 29 in Williams Lake is currently receiving treatment at Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers. (Northern Lights Wildlife Society/Facebook) A beaver, possibly mauled by dogs,…...
RCMP launch ASL interpreter pilot in 4 B. C. detachments
2+ week, 2+ day ago (173+ words) Published 11: 00 am Monday, March 30, 2026 The RCMP are trying to improve communication with deaf individuals with a new pilot project. Dubbed the Virtual Remote Interpreting (VRI) pilot, a handful of RCMP detachments in B. C. will be using a new system that will…...
Specialized staff needed for high level infant care at Ksyen Regional Hospital
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (436+ words) Published 1: 30 am Sunday, March 15, 2026 The Northern Health Authority continues its search for specialized workers so it can open a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the birthing ward at Ksyen Regional Hospital. The unit requires two specialized nursing positions to…...
Residents get a lift at Terraceview Lodge
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (575+ words) Published 5: 30 am Friday, March 13, 2026 The Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation has closed off another successful campaign, this time raising $500, 000 to buy 43 patient lifts at Terraceview Lodge. Called gantry lifts, each will be installed in the ceiling over a resident's bed,…...
Attorney General dismisses appeal in religious ex-Interior Health employee's vaccine case
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (709+ words) Published 12: 46 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Pharmacist Andrea Qu draws up vaccine at a UW Medicine vaccine clinic in Seattle in 2021. People went to the clinic to get either booster or first-time COVID-19 vaccinations. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle TImes) A West Kelowna…...
B. C. to strengthen crane safety protection, expand firefighters" cancer coverage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) Published 10: 53 am Tuesday, March 3, 2026 B. C. announced a pair of workplace safety changes on Tuesday, introducing stronger crane safety protections and expanding presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters. The proposed crane safety changes follow seven worker fatalities over the past five years. In…...