News Items tag as: BC Coroners Service 2018

July was a deadly month for motorcyclists on B.C. roads
August 30, 2018 - 2:30 PM

The B.C. Coroners Service has issued a warning about the rising number of motorcycle riders killed in crashes in the hope awareness will help slow the carnage.
Human remains discovered in West Kelowna identified
August 08, 2018 - 9:25 AM

WEST KELOWNA - RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service will not be releasing the name of a man whose remains were found last week although the investigation into his death continues.
Missing West Kelowna man found dead in the woods
July 18, 2018 - 2:24 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A man reported missing from West Kelowna on July 15 has been found dead, RCMP say.
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
June 07, 2018 - 3:21 PM

Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent in April from the month before, according to the latest numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service.
Man found in Kelowna porta-potty died of overdose
April 19, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Coroners didn't have to do an autopsy to figure out how a man died in a portable washroom in Mission Creek Park last year.
Why the B.C. Coroner's Service isn't investigating fetal remains found in Vernon
April 12, 2018 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - The disturbing discovery of fetal remains in Vernon will likely never be fully understood.
Vernon RCMP investigating discovery of fetal remains
April 11, 2018 - 12:04 PM

VERNON - Police in Vernon are investigating the discovery of fetal remains over the weekend.
B.C. Coroner recommends much closer regulation, control of drug treatment centres during opioid crisis
April 05, 2018 - 2:31 PM

Closer regulation and control of drug and alcohol recovery houses and rehabilitation centres, as well as proof that they actually work, is one of the key recommendations from the B.C. Coroners Service death review panel of the opioid crisis.
Why B.C. Coroners stopped providing some basic information about public deaths
March 06, 2018 - 6:30 PM

ENSURE NO PUBLIC DEATH IS CONCEALED, OVERLOOKED OR IGNORED
Drunk driver was speeding excessively in 2016 fatal crash in Vernon, coroner says
March 01, 2018 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - The driver of a pickup truck that crashed on Highway 6 killing two passengers was intoxicated and driving more than twice the posted speed limit, according to a coroner’s report on the deaths.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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