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12 fatal crashes in 5 days on southern Interior highways: BC chief coroner
Multiple fatal motor vehicle incidents occurred on British Columbia highways this week. From July 5…
Four dead in semi truck collision near Nelson
A collision killed four people when a passenger truck crashed into a semi truck on…
Coroner’s inquest to be held into death of man in Kamloops RCMP custody
BC Coroners Service is holding an inquest into the death of a man in Kamloops…
Homeless Kelowna man died of drug overdose, hypothermia: coroner
A homeless man who was found on the streets of Kelowna in 2021 died from…
Coroner confirms hypothermia in death of Kamloops homeless man
A Kamloops man found outside in the cold downtown died of hypothermia. He was homeless,…
Coroners inquest set for man who died in firefight with Kamloops RCMP
The BC Coroners Service will convene a jury next month to examine the death of…
BC Coroners Service contracting storage space as morgues fill up
Lower Mainland morgues are running out of space, so the province is looking for private…
Inquest jury recommends guard oversight after death in Kelowna cells
A B.C. Coroners Service jury has recommended more training and oversight for RCMP detachment cell…
Paragliding student dead during flight in North Okanagan
A 63-year-old man died this morning while taking paragliding lessons in the North Okanagan. Freedom…
Body found in downtown Vernon park
A body was found in a small downtown park in Vernon early Friday morning. BC…
Coroner investigating mountain bike racer’s death at Big White
The BC Coroners Service is investigating after a mountain bike racer died at Big White…
Mom remembers son who died while in Kelowna RCMP custody: coroners inquest
The mother of a man who died in Kelowna RCMP custody in 2017 said her…
Body found on Kal Beach in Coldstream
A body was found this morning along the shoreline of Kal Beach in Coldstream. Vernon…
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths…
Kamloops leads B.C. Interior in overdose deaths
Kamloops and Kelowna are the deadliest cities in the B.C. Interior when it comes to…
Drowning deaths in Okanagan far from unusual: B.C. Coroners Service
On Saturday a man drowned in Wood Lake while trying to help someone else struggling…
‘Bungled’: Sister of drowned Lake Country woman demands more as coroner re-opens investigation
“It’s been bungled from the get go.” That was Debbie Hennig’s reaction to the news…
Kamloops homeless advocate died of fentanyl overdose: coroner
A B.C. Coroner's report has confirmed that well-known Kamloops homeless advocate Katherine McParland died of…
Toxic drug crisis in B.C. claims 37 lives in Interior Health: coroner
Eleven people in Kamloops died as a result of a poisoned illicit drug supply in…
One person dead after multi-vehicle crash in North Okanagan
One person was killed and two remain in hospital in critical condition following a chain-reaction…
No criminality involved in Vernon man fatally burnt in Polson Park
Vernon RCMP have confirmed criminality was not involved in the death of the 53-year-old man…
Snowboarder who died at Big White identified
The Kelowna resident who died last week while snowboarding at Big White Resort has been…
Body of missing West Kelowna man found
The body of 27-year-old James Wood was discovered in the Smith Creek area of West…
57 heat dome fatalities in Thompson-Okanagan
The B.C. Coroners Service reported today that 57 people died in the Thompson-Okanagan region as…