Lisa Lapointe
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Frustrated and disappointed by overdose crisis response, B.C. coroner exitsBritish Columbia's chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she's a hopeful person, but she is leaving her office frustrated and disappointed.HealthDec 13, 2023
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‘An honour to serve’: B.C.’s chief coroner to retire in FebruaryLisa Lapointe has become a familiar face to many in the province's response to the toxic drug crisis that has claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2016.CanadaDec 6, 2023
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‘Critically important’: B.C. needs safe places to inhale drugs, coroner saysNearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs.HealthOct 1, 2023
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Okanagan cities continuing to see overdose death toll mountThere were eight illicit drug deaths in Kelowna in January, three in Vernon and two in Penticton. The Interior Health Authority saw 31 deaths in total.HealthMar 7, 2023
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Okanagan surpasses grim milestone with record number of overdose deathsB.C.'s toxic drug supply pushed the Okanagan to a grim new record for the number of deaths in a year, according to the latest from the BC Coroners Service.HealthJan 31, 2023
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Drug deaths on the rise in the Okanagan; new toxic drug warning issuedThis drug comes with a "high risk of fatal overdose" according to the alert that worsens when coupled with alcohol.HealthNov 30, 2022
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Okanagan cities on track to set new record for toxic drug deathsAmid a 'toxic and volatile drug supply,' Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon are all poised to surpass the number of overdose deaths of 2021 with three months remaining in 2022.HealthNov 8, 2022
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Deaths among B.C.’s unhoused population jumped 75% between 2020 and 2021A preliminary report found 247 people experiencing homelessness died last year. Of those deaths deemed "accidental," 93 per cent were caused by the illicit drug supply.HealthOct 12, 2022
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Okanagan saw toxic drug deaths surge this summerNearly 1,300 deaths due to toxic drugs have been reported to the BC Coroners Service between January and July, which is a record number for the first seven months of a year.CrimeSep 15, 2022
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More people died from illicit toxic drugs in 2021 in B.C. than in any other yearThe average number of deaths per day in 2021 was 6.1, but chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said the number climbed to about seven each day in the last two months of the year.HealthFeb 9, 2022
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