As intimate partner violence continues to be a significant problem throughout B.C., certain parts of the province are being hit harder than others, with the Fraser Health region recording the highest number of these deaths from 2016 to 2024. In the recent report from the BC Coroners Service, it was revealed that this health authority […]
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People living at an outdoor sheltering site in Kelowna’s north end are packing up and moving down the street, as bylaw starts a relocation process that will eventually reopen a section of the Rail Trail. There will be two new locations for people moving from Tent City, including a temporary overnight space at 740 Weddell
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In Loving Memory ~ December 31, 1925 – April 26, 2026 Emily “Kuffy” Ceaser (nee Kuffner) passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Madison Care Centre in Coquitlam. Emily is survived by her children, Brenda, Patrick and James; her grandchildren, Heather, Sasha, Amanda, Kathryn, Matthew and Joshua; and her great-grandchildren Madilyn, Colleen, Thomas, Arianna,
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Funding for elementary school band is on the chopping blocks for the regular school year – again – and students, parents, and staff are protesting the decision. A rally on April 22 saw around 30 people outside of Thomas Haney Secondary School, ahead of a Finance Committee of the Whole public input meeting, begging trustees
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A new report from B.C. Coroners Service shows 507 people died while experiencing homelessness in 2024. The B.C. Coroners Service released the latest update into the report, Deaths of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness, 2016-2024, on Friday (April 24). The report, which looks at the period of Jan. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2024, shows 2,501 deaths
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