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BC sees 13 per cent year-over-year decline in overdose deaths; Kootenay Boundary tallies 35 deaths in 2024

The Kootenay Boundary tallies 35 illicit drug fatalities in 2024, down from the previous year’s 41 deaths. Nelson and Trail...

ANKORS says harm reduction plays vital role in fighting toxic drug crisis

The BC Coroners Service says the province reported nine per cent fewer toxic drug deaths in the first 10...

Two Kootenay residents killed by drug poisoning in October

According to the latest report from the BC Coroners Service, two residents from the Kootenays were killed by toxic...

Over 40 Kootenay residents killed by toxic drugs in first nine months of 2024

The latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) show toxic drugs as the cause of 44 deaths in...

Kootenay records 23 deaths by drug poisoning in first six months of 2024

The Kootenays have recorded 23 deaths from toxic drugs in the first six months of 2024. 14 deaths were reported...

24 youth toxic drug deaths recorded in BC Interior since 2019

A new report from the BC Coroner’s Service (BCCS) states Interior accounted for 19 percent of toxic drug deaths...
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B.C. athletes with intellectual disabilities set to shine in the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games

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Report makes six recommendations on event safety after Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

A report commissioned by the B.C. government after a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver makes a number of recommendations to improve security at public events.

B.C. SPCA welcomes proposed ban on exotic cats

The B.C. SPCA is welcoming proposed regulations from the B.C. government to ban all exotic cat species. 

RCMP seeking two men after explosion outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s North Van office

RCMP have released images of two men they believe were involved in an explosion last month in North Vancouver, which damaged the front door of the building housing the constituency office of B.C. NDP MLA and cabinet minister Bowinn Ma.

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