The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. continues to be a major cause of concern, with April 2017 showing the second-highest recorded numbers in a single month in the province, according to the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service.

A coroner's inquest jury has issued 12 recommendations aimed at preventing the police-involved deaths of those suffering an acute mental-health event.

The BC Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the death of Rhett Patrick Victor Mutch.

The BC Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the death of Rhett Patrick Victor Mutch.

As part of the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the Province is investing more than $1.5 million to continue to expand and strengthen supports for those affected by domestic violence in B.C.

The number of illicit drug deaths in BC decreased slightly for the second month in a row but is still far higher than for the same period last year.

The Province, anti-gang units and local police continue to make progress with work underway on B.C.’s nearly $30-million Guns and Gangs Strategy, launched in April 2016.

How do you stop the potential for domestic abuse in its tracks – before a perpetrator strikes, victims go into hiding, charges are laid or a family breaks down?