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Researchers engineer a probiotic that's heading to human trials
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (572+ words) Melius Micro Biomics Inc. , a biotechnology company spun out of UBC Okanagan, is preparing to take its engineered microbial therapeutic to human trials in Australia this summer. A probiotic bioengineered by UBC Okanagan researchers to thrive in the inflamed gut…...
Penticton seniors group organizing event calling for action on heat safety
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (283+ words) A Penticton senior is helping organize a climate awareness event to commemorate five years since the most devastating heat dome in recent B. C. history, and demand heat safety for all. Lori Goldman along with the Seniors for Climate South Okanagan and…...
Summerland fundraiser supporting youth counselling services set for Sunday
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (175+ words) The second part of a major fundraiser to benefit local counselling services for Summerland youth will be taking place this Sunday at Detonate Brewing. The owners of Detonate and The True Blue Barbershop partnered up this June in support of…...
Canadian Mental Health Vernon and District seeking donations for Foundry, a youth mental health facility
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (335+ words) The Canadian Mental Health Vernon and District is looking for investors who want to change lives for the better. There is no telling how many lives the Foundry North Okanagan will impact, but it is safe to say many will…...
Salmon Arm dentist gets 45 days in jail for 'demeaning' social media posts
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (460+ words) A Salmon Arm dentist will be spending his next 15 weekends in jail after repeatedly refusing to stop making "abusive and demeaning" posts on social media, according to a judge. In a Kelowna courtroom on June 9, Salmon Arm dentist Robert Johnson…...
Vernon man pens children's book about growing up with autism
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (343+ words) Christian Armstrong may not be a professional actor, but he is a published author and motivational speaker. The 31-year-old Vernon man reluctantly made the decision to abandon his dreams of being a professional actor, but that did not stop him…...
Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1767+ words) U. S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska, despite a federal medical review that said there's no need to confine her far…...
South Okanagan fundraising group meets goal for much-needed new gear at Penticton Regional Hospital
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (183+ words) The campaign will fund two new echocardiogram machines and the addition of a second technician, helping to increase patient access and reduce wait times for essential heart diagnostics. Foundation CEO Ian Lindsay said, in a press release, the community's support…...
Easter Seals giving new campers taste of Camp Winfield this weekend
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (311+ words) Camp Winfield is ready to welcome first-time campers with disabilities. The Easter Seals BC/Yukon camp will be holding its New Campers Weekend starting on Saturday, giving those with disabilities an opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and…...
Boy, 11, dies in suspected drowning on school trip in southern Alberta
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (166+ words) An 11-year-old boy has died in a suspected drowning during a school field trip in southeastern Alberta. Police say they received a call Monday afternoon about a child missing during a school outing at Echo Dale Regional Park in Medicine…...