{"id":364231,"date":"2025-11-08T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/364231\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:43:16","slug":"health-canada-warns-of-serious-health-risks-after-raid-of-kelowna-wellness-clinic-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/364231\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic &#8211; Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health Canada has issued a public advisory warning the public not to buy prescription medication unless it\u2019s sold from a licensed pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The advisory comes in the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/health-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Canada<\/a> raid at <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ezra-healing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ezra Healing<\/a> in Kelowna, B.C.<\/p>\n<p>It states that using the unauthorized drugs may come with serious health risks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealth Canada had no right to come in and destroy something that is bringing hope and healing to people,\u201d said Ezra Healing owner Svetlana Rilkoff.\u00a0 \u201cHealth Canada has not done their homework. They have not done their research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 30, Health Canada seized a range of unauthorized health products, including Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug.<\/p>\n<p>Rilkoff claims the anti-parasitic drug helps cure cancer and Covid-19 injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to take away all my Ivermectin that heals cancer and vaccine injury,\u201d\u00a0 Rilkoff said in a video she captured and later posted as Health Canada officials are seen seizing the product in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Rilkoff, a former nurse who says she was terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, claims about $200,000 in products were seized.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Health Canada stated the products are labelled to contain prescription, controlled or other drug ingredients urging the public to \u201cimmediately stop using any products obtained from Ezra Healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The advisory goes on to say, \u201cConsult a licensed health care professional if you have used these products and have health concerns. Do not buy or use unauthorized drugs. Only buy prescription drugs from licensed pharmacies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Health Matters: Painkiller shortage expected to continue in Canada'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/HEALTH_MATTERS_NOV_4TH_ONLINE_STILL.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:14<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Matters: Painkiller shortage expected to continue in Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Rilkoff has been selling the health products online for several years and also out of her Kelowna clinic for the past few months, admitting she does not have a license to sell the prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516879\/pierre-poilievres-bad-week\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6e2ef05e5cc9fb9b49c3fdc08b3a91a3116d19e9a864ca9d053d1b559b32728d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tBad week for the Conservatives puts Pierre Poilievre on the defensive\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11516647\/ostrich-cull-complete-bc-farm-flock-birds-dead\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762594995_990_32d3e887847ec7af22995feea14134ef4fc29a54ae8e2cdf4fdf04a5f5707fed.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOstrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds shot dead, CFIA says\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealth Canada raided us because we don\u2019t have a drug licence number,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why she thought she could break the law, Rilkoff pointed to what she believes is a government conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo is a genocide. A genocide is breaking the law,\u201d Rilkoff said. \u201cHealth Canada needs to be held accountable for all the injuries and deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Health Canada has posted a list of the unauthorized prescription and controlled drugs seized from Ezra Healing on its <a href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/unauthorized-drugs-seized-ezra-healing-kelowna-bc-may-pose-serious-health-risks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is no word on whether criminal charges will be pursued.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Preparing for flu season'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FLU_SHOT_FIX_thumbnail_1280x720.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:00<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreparing for flu season\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Health Canada has issued a public advisory warning the public not to buy prescription medication unless it\u2019s sold&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":364232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2147,39679,176401,92091,176402,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-364231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-central-okanagan","10":"tag-ezra-healing","11":"tag-health-canada","12":"tag-illegal-sale-of-prescription-drugs","13":"tag-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115513434721428419","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}