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Penticton today: Medicinal marijuana, flu vaccine effectiveness and more

News from here, there and everywhere to get your Monday started
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Good morning, Penticton.

Mainly cloudy today with a 40 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon. Tonight, it will be cloudy wit a 30 per cent chance of flurries early in the evening. The high is 1 C and low is -4 C. For more weather click here

Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That’s what some experts are saying as they warn about the health risks and curtailed effectiveness associated with smoking medicine. Read more: Smoking pot as a medicine raises questions for doctors about side effects

Researchers find current vaccine 42 per cent effective against dominant H3N2 strain. Read more: Flu vaccine effectiveness called ‘decent’

A suspected methamphetamine lab operating near Rock Creek has been shut down and dismantled. Read more: RCMP shut down suspected meth lab

Two marches are taking place for International Women’s Day March 8, to symbolize the continuing fight for equality and to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Read more: Women of Penticton ready to march

In the KIJHL, the Summerland Steam have advanced to the second round of playoffs after a Game 7 win on Saturday at the SOEC. Read more: Steam drop Chiefs in first round of playoffs

In case you missed it — On Friday, the Penticton Regional Hospital’s new patient care tower was named. Read more: Hospital tower to be named for local philanthropist