News Items tag as: B.C. Coroners Service

Kamloops leads B.C. Interior in overdose deaths
August 16, 2022 - 10:03 AM

Kamloops and Kelowna are the deadliest cities in the B.C. Interior when it comes to the poisoned illicit drug supply.
57 heat dome fatalities in Thompson-Okanagan
November 01, 2021 - 11:00 AM

The B.C. Coroners Service reported today that 57 people died in the Thompson-Okanagan region as a result of last summer's extreme heatwave.
Heat-related deaths spike in B.C.: coroners service
June 29, 2021 - 4:34 PM

The number of deaths reported to the B.C. Coroners Service jumped by 100 in the four days from Friday through Monday.
UPDATE: Coroner investigating drowning at Penticton beach
August 12, 2020 - 10:08 AM

A 61-year-old Alberta man drowned in Okanagan Lake in Penticton yesterday.
Elderly man's body found in vacant lot in Osoyoos
April 30, 2020 - 3:18 PM

RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after a body was discovered in a vacant lot in Osoyoos.
Combine to undergo inspection following fatal North Okanagan crash
July 06, 2017 - 1:42 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - Multiple agencies are investigating a fatality involving a farm combine in the North Okanagan, but at this point police say it appears the death was simply an “unfortunate accident.”
North Okanagan avalanche victim's airbag didn't deploy: Coroner
April 26, 2017 - 4:32 PM

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Friend speaks out about strange circumstances of North Okanagan man's death
April 21, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - The friend of a man found dead two weeks after being reported missing in the North Okanagan has more questions than answers about what happened.
Community rallies around family of toddler who died in North Okanagan
March 22, 2017 - 11:52 AM

ENDERBY - Condolences are pouring in for the family of a young boy who died on a rural property in Enderby earlier this week.
Police investigating death of two-year-old in North Okanagan
March 21, 2017 - 9:48 AM

ENDERBY - Authorities are investigating the death of a two-year-old child in Enderby.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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