Tag: B.C. Coroners Service

B.C.’s toxic drug deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, with 109 deaths in May

Health Emily Joveski -
Preliminary data suggest toxic drug deaths in British Columbia fell to their lowest monthly level in more than five years in May.

Toxic drug deaths fell across Canada in 2025, but B.C. still had the highest death toll in the country

Health Emily Joveski -
Toxic drug deaths in Canada fell sharply in 2025, but federal health officials warned the crisis remains far from over.

B.C. report finds unco-ordinated systems failed intimate partner violence victims

Politics Emily Joveski -
At least 135 people died in intimate partner violence incidents in British Columbia between 2016 and 2024, and many of those deaths were preventable, a new report from the B.C. Coroners Service says.

Eight toxic drug deaths reported in Kootenay region in January

Addictions Storrm Lennie -
Toxic drug deaths in B.C. dropped slightly in January, but the Kootenay Boundary saw one of the highest rates per capita in the province.

Drugs claimed 11 lives in Kootenays in May and June

Addictions Greg Nesteroff -
The BC Coroners Service says eight people in the West Kootenay/Boundary and three people in the East Kootenay died in May and June as a result of toxic drugs.

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August free of drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary

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Nobody died due to toxic drugs in the Kootenay-Boundary in August, according to figures from the BC Coroners Service.

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