Death

Tatjana Stefanski’s ex-husband, Vitali Stefanski, has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of the Lumby mother in April 2024. (Jason Gaudreault photo)

Ex-husband of slain Lumby mother charged with second-degree murder

Vitali Stefanski was arrested and charged Friday, May 31

 

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is probing the RCMP’s response to a December 2023 incident in Lumby, after which a woman was found deceased on April 14. (File Photo)

Police watchdog investigating leadup to death of North Okanagan woman

The IIO says woman was found deceased on April 14, the same date that RCMP found remains of Tatjana Stefanski

 

More than 200 people marched around Oval Park at a vigil honouring slain Lumby mother Tatjana Stefanski Friday, April 26, 2024. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

‘Justice for Tatjana’: Vigil honours memory of slain North Okanagan mother

The release of the suspect in the death of Tatjana Stefanski has the community angry and fearful

 

Tatjana Stefanski. (Facebook Photo)

Community rallies around family of slain Lumby woman

Fundraisers seeing immense support in small-town tragedy

Tatjana Stefanski. (Facebook Photo)
An Independent Investigation Office of BC report concludes that a Kelowna RCMP officer’s inaction regarding a wellness check “may well constitute a breach of RCMP policy and practice.” (File Photo)

Kelowna RCMP officer ‘likely crossed criminal negligence threshold’: IIO

Independent Investigations Office investigated the officer’s handling of a wellness check on Jan. 10

An Independent Investigation Office of BC report concludes that a Kelowna RCMP officer’s inaction regarding a wellness check “may well constitute a breach of RCMP policy and practice.” (File Photo)
Eddy Nolan, who has run in a Terry Fox marathon each year for 46 years, is seen with some of his memorabilia, in Montreal, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years dies at 67

Suffering from complications from cancer treatment, Eddy Nolan chose a medically assisted death

Eddy Nolan, who has run in a Terry Fox marathon each year for 46 years, is seen with some of his memorabilia, in Montreal, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Reg No: 29984 Member's Name: PIERLET, Roger Emile Date of Death: 1974-03-29 Restricted: No

50 years ago, this B.C. RCMP officer was shot, killed on final shift before marriage

An overpass in Surrey is now named for Const. Roger Pierlet, on the job less than 2 years

Reg No: 29984 Member's Name: PIERLET, Roger Emile Date of Death: 1974-03-29 Restricted: No
A man died at Sun Peaks Resort on Thursday, March 21 after succumbing to injuries sustained in a collision with a tree on Mount Morrisey. (Sun Peaks Resort-Facebook)

Man dies at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops

Skier succumbed to injuries sustained after colliding with a tree

A man died at Sun Peaks Resort on Thursday, March 21 after succumbing to injuries sustained in a collision with a tree on Mount Morrisey. (Sun Peaks Resort-Facebook)
RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found on Salmon River Forest Service Road outside of Prince George on Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Pixabay)

Police investigating after body found on rural Prince George roadside

Police say death considered suspicious, but no danger exists to public

RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found on Salmon River Forest Service Road outside of Prince George on Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Pixabay)
Brian William Harold Chciuk and Keisha Mari McCrea pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to provide necessities of life in provincial court Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Black Press file photo)

B.C. couple plead not guilty to neglect charges 4 years after child’s death

Brian William Harold Chciuk and Keisha Mari McCrea are charged with failure to provide necessities of life

Brian William Harold Chciuk and Keisha Mari McCrea pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to provide necessities of life in provincial court Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Black Press file photo)
Burnaby firefighters responded to a blaze in the 4000-block of Maywood Street late Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2024). One person has since died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

1 person dead following fire in vacant Burnaby apartment building

2 people were rescued by ladder from the building’s 3rd floor Tuesday night

Burnaby firefighters responded to a blaze in the 4000-block of Maywood Street late Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2024). One person has since died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
Willy Bartz (front left) was killed in Vernon in 2017. Here he is pictured with his father Zeke Bartz (front right), his aunt Mildred Davis (back right) and Mildred’s daughter, Terri Lynn Davis. The accused in Willy’s murder, Richard Fairgrieve, died in custody on the weekend of Feb. 17, 2024. (Submitted photo)

‘He can’t hurt anybody else’: Accused in B.C. murder case dies in custody

Teresa Bartz, sister of murdered Willy Bartz, is feeling relieved after seven years of court proceedings

Willy Bartz (front left) was killed in Vernon in 2017. Here he is pictured with his father Zeke Bartz (front right), his aunt Mildred Davis (back right) and Mildred’s daughter, Terri Lynn Davis. The accused in Willy’s murder, Richard Fairgrieve, died in custody on the weekend of Feb. 17, 2024. (Submitted photo)
A man holds a sign calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas militants to Gaza during the Oct. 7th attack, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 as the war divides Israelis

The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has…

A man holds a sign calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas militants to Gaza during the Oct. 7th attack, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
The BC Centre for Disease Control says cases of streptococcus pyogenes are on the rise in B.C., and contributed to the deaths of five children in 2023. (Pixabay photo)

4 child deaths in last month linked to rising strep A infections: BCCDC

Although rarely fatal, cases of the infection are increasing across Canada

The BC Centre for Disease Control says cases of streptococcus pyogenes are on the rise in B.C., and contributed to the deaths of five children in 2023. (Pixabay photo)
A 54-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital following a crash at the intersection of Grange Street and Chaffey Avenue in Burnaby on Saturday, January 6, 2023. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

Witnesses sought after motorcyclist killed in Burnaby crash

54-year-old man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, where he later died

A 54-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital following a crash at the intersection of Grange Street and Chaffey Avenue in Burnaby on Saturday, January 6, 2023. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP

Person killed in New York bus crash was Canadian, Global Affairs says

At least 2 other Canadians injured

This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP
FILE - Richard Roundtree attends the premiere of “Shaft” on June 10, 2019, in New York. Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager. He was 81. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin, Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter just a few of the notable people who passed

FILE - Richard Roundtree attends the premiere of “Shaft” on June 10, 2019, in New York. Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager. He was 81. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Tom Wilkinson arrives at the “Denial” premiere on day 4 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Toronto. Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. He was 75. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty,’ dies at 75

Wilkinson also recognizable for ‘Michael Clayton’ and ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’

FILE - Tom Wilkinson arrives at the “Denial” premiere on day 4 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Toronto. Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. He was 75. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)
A staff member at a vaccine clinic looks outside the clinic for people waiting to get their shot, in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says two children have died from complications related to influenza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

2 children die from flu-related illnesses: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

Health officials say influenza activity at its peak thus far this season

A staff member at a vaccine clinic looks outside the clinic for people waiting to get their shot, in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says two children have died from complications related to influenza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Greater Vernon Homeless Memorial at Polson Park commemorates those lost to the homelessness and drug epidemic. It will be moving to a new spot in 2024. (Bowen Assman- Morning Star)

Homeless deaths rise in Okanagan

Kelowna and Vernon saw 14 and 13 deaths last year

The Greater Vernon Homeless Memorial at Polson Park commemorates those lost to the homelessness and drug epidemic. It will be moving to a new spot in 2024. (Bowen Assman- Morning Star)