Health and science podcasts to start the year right
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Food and beverage advertising to kids tightened up
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of children across the country.
SOGH emergency closes Christmas Eve
Lack of staff is the reason behind another closure of Oliver hospital’s emergency department tonight until Christmas morning
Toxic drug alert texts now available in Interior
A new text-based health alert system has been launched across the Interior Health region in response to the ongoing toxic drug emergency. Drug alerts play an important role in empowering people who use drugs to do so more safely.
COVID Update: 46 deaths in three days
Times-Chronicle Staff There were 46 new COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend for a total of...
Plans for OIB Primary Care Network underway
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Planning is now underway to establish a Primary Care Network...
COVID-19 Update: Eight new cases in IH over weekend
With an ongoing pandemic and smoky skies sticking around it was a less-than-ideal weekend for many...
Pocket Guide
COVID Update: Kelowna cluster continues to raise concerns
Local Journalism Initiative B.C. health officials reported no new COVID-19 related deaths but 146...
COVID-19 case count drops below 30 for first time this week
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative B.C. saw a minor dip in the number of new...
Dr. Henry tells young people to “call out” their peers for bad COVID behaviour
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry urged...
Penticton practice offers free virtual counselling for Okanagan-Similkameen residents
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative A Penticton based counselling and community...
Penticton to receive 90 new long-term care beds for seniors
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative Hundreds of long-term care beds will be added to...
Investigation into alleged anti-Indigenous racism in B.C.’s health care system underway
Sophie Gray Local Journalism Initiative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond presented an update on the status...
Syilx/Okanagan diet quality positively impacted by increased food sovereignty, says study
Sophie Gray Local Journalism Initiative Underneath the surging waters of the Okanagan River on the...
Pocket Guide
Podcast hopes to help rural communities share stories about health
Sophie Gray Local Journalism Initiative Researchers from the University of British Columbia...
COVID-19 Update: Only one new case in B.C.
Sophie Gray Local Journalism Initiative Minister of Health Adrian Dix and provincial health...
Grand Chief appeals to public for help in search for living kidney donor
Sophie Gray Local Journalism Initiative Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is pleading with the public...