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Illicit overdose deaths up last year in Kamloops, slight dip in Okanagan
The Okanagan maintained its dubious distinction as having one of the highest illicit drug overdose…
Man missing from Kelowna found dead in Kamloops
KELOWNA – Human remains found near the Kamloops airport have been positively identified as those…
19-year-old man dies in Kamloops workplace accident
KAMLOOPS – A young man has died following a workplace accident in Kamloops. The 19-year-old…
Madison Fine died from carfentanil overdose
KELOWNA – The death of a Kelowna woman who was the girlfriend of Red Scorpion…
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…
Sudden death at Kamloops hotel not believed to be suspicious: RCMP
KAMLOOPS – Police don’t believe a sudden death at the Northbridge Hotel last night was…
Body found on beach in the Shuswap
BLIND BAY – Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating a death in the…
Why B.C. Coroners stopped providing some basic information about public deaths
ENSURE NO PUBLIC DEATH IS CONCEALED, OVERLOOKED OR IGNORED The B.C. Coroners Service used scathing…
Overdose warning stemmed from fatal overdoses across Interior: Chief medical health officer
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – After nine fatal overdoses in the Interior Health region, an overdose warning…
More than 1,400 people in B.C. died of overdose last year
The overdose crisis in B.C. has reached new, devastating heights. According to new numbers released…
More resources, awareness could be behind Interior’s drop in overdose deaths
During the month of September, nine people died from an illicit drug overdose in the…
Fentanyl present in over 80 per cent of fatal illicit drug overdoses in B.C. so far this year
For the first month in 2017, fewer than 100 people died of a suspected illicit…
Pedestrian killed in West Kelowna car crash
WEST KELOWNA – Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved collision…
Why West Kelowna and Penticton are never mentioned in overdose numbers
OKANAGAN – This is a short list you really don’t want to make. Both West…
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
Coroner investigating death at downtown Kamloops park
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death at Riverside Park in Kamloops.…
West Kelowna man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man has died after a crash between a pickup…
Combine to undergo inspection following fatal North Okanagan crash
SPALLUMCHEEN – Multiple agencies are investigating a fatality involving a farm combine in the North…
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in…
Workplace fatality at Penticton car dealership
PENTICTON – A worker has died at a Penticton car dealership. Penticton Fire Department Deputy…
North Okanagan avalanche victim’s airbag didn’t deploy: Coroner
LANGUAGE ADVISORY NORTH OKANAGAN – The B.C. Coroners Service has finally released its findings into…
UPDATE: Elderly man drowns in South Okanagan lake
PENTICTON – RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are looking into the death of an…
Friend speaks out about strange circumstances of North Okanagan man’s death
VERNON – The friend of a man found dead two weeks after being reported missing…