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B.C. saw record drug toxicity deaths in October

Over 200 people died from illicit drug toxicity across B.C. in October — an average of about 6.5 deaths per day.

Province records over 1,500 illicit drug deaths in first nine months of 2021

Ten people have died from illicit drug toxicity in the Oceanside local health area so far this year, according to the BC Coroners Service.

Over 500 people died in B.C.’s late June heat wave

There were 48 heat-related deaths recorded in the Island Health authority between June 25 and July 1, according to the BC Coroners Service.

Six British Columbians died of drug toxicity on average each day in July

Over 1,200 people have died as a result of toxic drugs in the first seven months of 2021, according to the latest report from the BC Coroners Service.

Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit investigating homicide in Bowser

The BC Coroners Service is also conducting an investigation into the unexpected death, RCMP said.

B.C. parliament buildings glow purple in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day

BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre will also glow purple to commemorate the day, the release said.

Over 1,000 British Columbians died due to illicit drug toxicity in first half of 2021

Eighty-one per cent of the deaths were male and 71 per cent were between the ages of 30 and 59, the report found.

Parksville residents gather to remember people lost to drug overdoses

Six people died in the Oceanside local health area due to illicit drug toxicity in the first five months of 2021, according to the BC Coroners Service.

B.C. records second worst month ever for illicit drug toxicity deaths

Since January, the drug toxicity crisis has claimed 851 lives, including six in the Oceanside local health area.

Six illicit drug toxicity deaths recorded in Oceanside so far this year

An average of six people died every day from illicit drug toxicity in B.C. in April, according to the BC Coroners Service report.
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