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Four more deaths due to COVID-19 at Oliver extended care home
An outbreak of COVID-19 at an Oliver long-term care home took four more lives over…
162 people died of illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in October
Deaths from drug overdoses continue to take a huge toll in B.C. as 162 deaths…
BREAKING: Penticton apartment fire claims 2 lives
The fire that ripped through a Penticton condo complex this morning has turned deadly, with…
Models show spread of COVID-19 slowing in B.C. but we aren’t out of the woods yet
No matter how obedient British Columbians are about safe distancing and other anti-COVID-19 measures, the…
RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service identify couple found dead inside Shuswap home
Two individuals found dead inside a Shuswap home early last week have been identified by…
Neighbour recalls numerous fights, police presence at Shuswap home where two bodies were found
Earlier this week, RCMP were called to a private residence in a rural Shuswap community…
Another ghost bike will be installed in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Following the death of a cyclist earlier this week, the Kelowna Area Cycling…
The hidden population dying from B.C.’s overdose crisis
Chances are, you already know him. He's likely successful, has some money, a good job,…
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…
April worst month so far for 2017 drug overdose deaths in B.C.
The number of suspected drug overdose deaths in April measures out to roughly four lives…
March third-highest month for illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People across the province continue to die at an alarming rate due to…
UPDATE: Coroner says foul play ruled out in deaths of Venables Valley family
VENABLES VALLEY – The B.C. Coroners Service says foul play has been ruled out in…
Four people found dead in home south of Ashcroft; RCMP investigating
VENABLES VALLEY – RCMP along with the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the deaths of…
Clean, medical-grade heroin for drug users? B.C.’s chief coroner thinks it’s worth considering
VICTORIA – As the number of illicit drug deaths remains on a steady pace, the…
Two Enderby residents dead, police investigation continues
ENDERBY – Slowly more details are being released relating to the suspicious deaths of two…
More than half of B.C.’s overdose deaths this year blamed on fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The number of drug related deaths in B.C. for the first nine months…
Vernon homeless survey finds more people sleeping outside due to housing, wage issues
VERNON – An in-depth homeless survey found 33 people sleeping outside in Vernon this week.…
Pair dead in Anglemont murder-suicide three years ago were teen and step mother
** CONTENT ADVISORY ** ANGLEMONT – The motive behind a murder-suicide three years ago in…
HELSTON: A test for distracted driving
My thumbs play hopscotch on the keyboard, darting from letter to space bar, and as they root around for the exclamation point, I fail to notice a dog bounding onto the road. My focus rears up from the text message but it’s too late. Good thing it’s just an obstacle course and the golden retriever...
Thompson-Okanagan drownings could have been prevented
THOMPSON OKANAGAN - A 14-year-old boy who died in a tubing accident in Vernon is one of 42 people across the province, and seven in the Thompson-Okanagan alone, whose lives were claimed in preventable drowning or water-related incidents over the past six and a half months. Miles Wohlford, 14, fell off his tube during an afternoon...