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Digital tools, podcasts offer new paths to mental health support
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (643+ words) Published 11: 30 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026 All ages and abilities can create a Tangle which, according to practitioners, helps with mindfulness and stress relief. (Kari Fredheim/Campbell River Mirror) Zentangle patterns allow people the opportunity to focus and gain an increased sense…...
7-Eleven's Japanese-style egg salad sandwich recalled in Western Canada due to listeria concerns
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (193+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026 The recall includes the Japanese-style egg salad sandwich and 15 other items sold at 7-Elevens across B. C, Alberta and Saskatchewan. (beingibie/7 Eleven Canada/ Instagram) The viral Japanese-style egg salad sandwich sold at 7-Eleven stores was one of…...
Real growth happening here: Dual-licensed pediatrician making Kelowna home
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (674+ words) Published 11: 45 am Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Dr. Avi Kopstick has been working in the pediatric ward at Kelowna General Hospital for the past six months, coming up from the United States. (Interior Health/Contributed) Six months into his time in Canada, Dr....
B. C. expands Long-term Care at Home program to ease wait-lists
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (579+ words) Published 12: 00 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 The B. C. government says more seniors will be able to remain in their own homes with added medical and safety supports as it expands a home-monitoring program aimed at easing pressure on long-term care. The Ministry of…...
Attorney General dismisses appeal in religious ex-Interior Health employee's vaccine case
1+ mon, 2+ 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…...
2 Tumbler Ridge victims transported to Lower Mainland for care: Health ministry
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) Published 2: 05 pm Wednesday, February 11, 2026 B. C. s health ministry says the emergency response to the Tumbler Ridge schools shooting included ground ambulances, advanced care paramedics and two B. C. Emergency Health Service (BCEHS) air ambulances. Albertas Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) also responded....
Mobile breast cancer screening coming to Trail next week
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) Published 8: 00 am Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in British Columbia, with about 3, 500 people receiving a diagnosis each year. Regular screening mammograms can detect breast cancer early, often before it has spread. (Submitted) A…...
B. C. court says arbitrator's vaccine opinions don't matter, tosses Purolator COVID ruling
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) Published 2: 16 pm Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Turns out, the B. C. courts don't think it is up to a labour arbitrator to decide if provincial public health orders are correct. In a decision released Friday (Jan. 9), the B. C. Court of Appeals invalidated a decision granting…...
Trail hospital adds 24/7 sexual assault forensic care in 2025
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (547+ words) Published 8: 00 am Friday, January 2, 2026 In Trail, trained SAFE examiners are on-call 24 hours a day and can respond within an hour when a patient arrives at the emergency department. (Sheri Regnier/Trail Times) (Editor's note: This story is part of a…...