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Royal Inland Hospital experiencing an influx of influenza
KAMLOOPS - At Royal Inland Hospital, flu season is off to a busy start."We're pretty busy," Dr. Henk Van Zyl tells CFJC Today. "We're maintaining things. We had a very big surge, initially, which caug...
Aaron Schulze Dec 13, 2022
Families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder applaud premier's move to pause funding changes
KAMLOOPS - Thirteen months ago, Tammy Chabot was filled with uncertainty after the province announced a change in funding for families with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder from an individua...
Aaron Schulze Nov 29, 2022
Kamloops may need more amenities in order to attract doctors: councillor
KAMLOOPS - For the city of Kamloops, recruiting doctors isn't as easy as offering them a job, 'recruitment' and 'retention' of family physicians have been an issue across the province. In Kamloops, 40...
Aaron Schulze Nov 24, 2022
Local division of family practice launches new campaign to attract doctors to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The local division of family practice is launching a new project to attract family doctors to the Tournament Capital.A shortage of family physicians is a major problem for the entire provin...
Aaron Schulze Nov 23, 2022
Nationwide test of emergency alert system set for Wednesday
NANAIMO - A test of Canada's emergency alert system will take place Wednesday.Phones will buzz and alerts will air on television and radio on Wednesday, Nov 16 at 1:55 p.m. to test the national Alert ...
Nov 16, 2022
Health officials expect surge of cold and flu cases in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cold and flu season has already begun and health officials are urging residents to take steps to protect themselves before the peak of the season hits. "We are seeing a slower start to the ...
James Peters Nov 15, 2022
Mustard Seed Kamloops partners with BC Housing to open new women's shelter space
KAMLOOPS - In the basement at Mustard Seed Kamloops is Harbour House. It's a newly-renovated, 12-bed shelter space meant to accommodate all women, including transgender women, non-binary and two-spiri...
Aaron Schulze Oct 11, 2022
"Much higher numbers of deaths": Health officials explain region-wide overdose alert for Interior
KAMLOOPS - This week, Interior Health (IH) issued a region-wide toxic drug alert, after a series of fatal overdoses in the Okanagan and multiple overdoses reported in cities across the Interior. IH's ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 27, 2022
Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s Helps Develop New Test
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Scientists have developed the first-ever skin swab test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease in only three minutes, and it's thanks to a woman with a grea...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sep 16, 2022
Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre glad to see evidence kit storage option at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses sexual assault and may be disturbing to some readers and viewers.Survivors of sexual assaults in the Kamloops area now have more time to decide whether...
Aaron Schulze Sep 15, 2022
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