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Workplace fatality at Penticton car dealership
PENTICTON – A worker has died at a Penticton car dealership. Penticton Fire Department Deputy…
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in…
Combine to undergo inspection following fatal North Okanagan crash
SPALLUMCHEEN – Multiple agencies are investigating a fatality involving a farm combine in the North…
West Kelowna man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man has died after a crash between a pickup…
Coroner investigating death at downtown Kamloops park
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death at Riverside Park in Kamloops.…
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…
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…
Pedestrian killed in West Kelowna car crash
WEST KELOWNA – Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved collision…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Body found on beach in the Shuswap
BLIND BAY – Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating a death in the…