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Let’s talk about dying: Death Café opens tonight in Kamloops
'EAT CAKE, DRINK COFFEE AND DISCUSS DEATH.' KAMLOOPS – A group of local women has…
UPDATE: North Shore death not suspicious
KAMLOOPS – The man who was found dead on the North Shore this past weekend…
Heartbroken parents speak out after fentanyl crisis claims life of Vernon man
"THIS IS REAL. THIS HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENED TO US." VERNON – They have to…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Police investigating suspicious death at Kamloops motel
KAMLOOPS – Police aren't saying much about a suspicious death inside an Aberdeen motel yesterday.…
After three senior deaths and three years, Interior Health no closer to preventing another, families say
“WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME FEET HELD TO THE FIRE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS BECOMING…
Kamloops firefighters to begin administering drug overdose antidote
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops firefighters are being handed a life-saving tool at a time when overdose…
Dive team on site of possible Lake Country drowning
LAKE COUNTRY – A search of Lake Okanagan resumed this morning after a woman did…
One dead following motorcycle crash on Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS – A man is dead following a motorcycle crash on the Coquihalla Highway late…
Why an overdose death in Dawson Creek is being treated differently than anywhere else
DAWSON CREEK RCMP PLAN TO HOLD DRUG DEALERS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERDOSE DEATHS KAMLOOPS – Earlier…
RCMP Taser was functioning normally when teen jumped to his death at Kamloops hospital: investigator
KAMLOOPS – A Taser used to subdue a patient who escaped from the psychiatric ward…
Taser failed to subdue mentally ill man before he jumped three storeys to death
KAMLOOPS – The officer in charge of a tense scene involving a psychiatric patient who…
Teen sought help for mental illness before he died, Kamloops inquest hears
KAMLOOPS – Family members say the 18-year-old subject of a coroner's inquest showed signs of…
Date set for murder trial into North Okanagan teacher’s death
VERNON – A North Okanagan man accused of murdering a local school teacher will stand…
Investigation into Celista dog’s shooting death suspended
CELISTA – The investigation into a dog found fatally shot in a Celista parking lot…
Snowmobiler who died in Sicamous-area avalanche identified
SICAMOUS – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died in an avalanche…
Seven years for manslaughter in Kamloops schoolyard slaying
KAMLOOPS – When Anthony Scotchman was handed a seven-year prison term for manslaughter this afternoon…
Calgary man dead after weekend collision near Salmon Arm
KAMLOOPS – A weekend car crash near Salmon Arm resulted in the death of a…
Police appeal for tips after bodies found in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The bodies of a man and a woman were found in West…
Coroner’s inquest set to examine teen’s death at Kamloops hospital
KAMLOOPS – An inquest will look into the events that led up to death of…
Tracking drug overdoses needs improvement to curb the ‘fentanyl crisis’: Kamloops doctor
'THERE'S NO WAY WE'VE SEEN THE END OF THIS' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – When a community worker…
Deceased’s name withheld as authorities continue investigation of suspicious death in the Shuswap
LEE CREEK – Investigators are still examining the events which led to a suspicious death…
2015 TOP STORIES: Deaths, and near-drownings, on local waterways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It was a deadly year on the region’s waterways, from houseboat-related deaths to…
DEATH ON THE WATER: Why safety on Shuswap houseboats is your responsibility
SICAMOUS – Andrea Jacura and Scott Glen both visited the Shuswap on rented houseboats this…