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Suicide
No wrongdoing for Kelowna cop who shot suicidal man in porta-potty
The BC police watchdog has said that a Kelowna RCMP officer who shot a man…
Older generations reaching out for help from B.C. Interior crisis line
If you're feeling lonely this holiday season, be assured you're not alone. According to Interior…
Jaqueline McDermott died by suicide: A message from her mother
The family of a young woman whose body was found near Merritt earlier this month…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating Penticton RCMP following man’s death after wellness check
Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating after a man died from a self-inflicted wound…
Kamloops dad gets haircut from daughter to raise money for domestic violence, mental health services
When Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin's daughter wanted to cut his hair, he came up with…
Suicide prevention decals installed on Kamloops bridge
Suicide prevention decals have now been installed along the railings of a Kamloops bridge following…
1 in 4 teenage girls in Kamloops and the Okanagan cut themselves
Don’t confuse teenagers who cut themselves on purpose with those contemplating suicide. That's a cautionary…
Couple who died in North Okanagan fire felt they had ‘no way out’ of financial troubles
VERNON – A couple who died in a house fire in May 2018 were facing…
Kamloops police scour river for possible bridge jumper
KAMLOOPS – Police and search crews found no signs of a man who may have…
Victim services worker in the Central Okanagan would be happy “never to attend another suicide call”
KELOWNA – RCMP victim services in the Central Okanagan have so far this year offered…
VIDEO: A grieving mother pushes for more suicide prevention in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – When Kym Gallagher woke up in the middle of the night with a…
100 Women Who Care donate funds for Vernon suicide prevention
VERNON – Support is growing for those struggling with thoughts of suicide in Vernon. 100…
‘Things need to change:’ Parents of North Okanagan man lost to suicide speak up
VERNON – A mother and father who lost their son to suicide are sharing his…
Deaths in Enderby were murder-suicide: RCMP
ENDERBY – Police have deemed the deaths of a man and woman living on the…
Family questions coroner’s report labelling Vernon deaths as suicide pact
VERNON – The deaths of two people last summer, one of whom was found in…
Memorial will honour Lumby woman killed two years ago
VERNON – The community is making sure a Lumby woman killed two years ago is…
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…
Jurors in Kamloops inquest make recommendations, hug family of ‘happy child’
'WE ASSUMED THAT… HE WAS UNDER THE BEST CARE AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE.' KAMLOOPS…
Vernon man says saving a life opened his eyes
VERNON - Ryan Winkler says he was just the guy who happened to drive by on that particular morning; police call him a life saver. Winkler, 36, was on his way to work around 4 a.m. when he saw a truck parked on the side of North Westside Road. The windows were taped up, the...
Okanagan Landing Elementary on lockdown after body found in schoolyard
VERNON - Okanagan Landing Elementary School was in lockdown Monday morning after a body was found in the schoolyard. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says a man’s body was found by some children shortly before school started Monday, May 25. The incident has been deemed a suicide and the B.C. Coroners Service is involved. Molendyk says...
Kamloops park fire death ‘a ritual gone horrifically wrong’
KAMLOOPS - While authorities are still investigating how and why a woman was set on fire early Tuesday morning in a Kamloops park — and later died in hospital — people close to her say it was a pagan ritual gone wrong. The Uji Feature Garden rock formation, where the woman was found, remains blocked...
UPDATE: Woman dies from burns; Coroner questions RCMP suicide statement
KAMLOOPS - A woman has died from injuries sustained from burns suffered in a city park early this morning, March 31 and the cause of the fire is now being questioned. Kamloops RCMP initially said the incident was a suicide, but B.C. Coroner's Service spokesperson Barb McLintock says it is too early to tell what...
Slain Vancouver-born actress asked dance teacher not to judge rapper husband
VANCOUVER – The first question Stephanie Moseley's former dance teacher asked the Vancouver-born actress when the cable TV star last dropped by her old studio was about her gleaming engagement ring.
Self harm among Okanagan youth higher than rest of province
OKANAGAN – The results of a province-wide survey on the health of B.C. adolescents shows that young people in the Okanagan are more likely to participate in activities that risk their health than teens in the rest of the province. The study was conducted by the McCreary Centre Society and looked at survey responses from...