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VICTORIA – On the eve of the Victoria Day long weekend, the BC Coroners Service is warning residents to take extreme care near streams and rivers which are currently running much faster and higher than normal.

VICTORIA – Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond released the following statement on the resignation of the Honourable Steven Point as chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women.

KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two persons who were found deceased in a residence in Anglemont on April 30, 2013.

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a father and daughter who died while snow-camping on Blackcomb Mountain on May 12, 2013.

KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Kamloops on May 10, 2013.

KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a motorcyclist who died as the result of a motor vehicle incident in Penticton on May 11, 2013.

KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of two males who died after a motor vehicle incident near Chase on May 6, 2013.

VICTORIA – With the onset of warmer temperatures, increased snow melt in parts of B.C.’s southern interior have amplified waterway risks. Water levels and flow rates are becoming higher and swifter, with river levels expected to continue to increase through the remainder of the week, reaching the highest levels late on Friday or into Saturday. People are urged to take special precaution in low lying areas and along river and creek banks.

VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that a man missing from his boat in the Sayward area has been found deceased.

KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two teens whose bodies were recovered from Nicola Lake on May 6, 2013.