With an exceptionally hot weekend approaching for much of the province, the BC Coroners Service is urging residents and visitors to take extra care when they are near rivers, lakes or the ocean.

Illicit drug deaths in British Columbia continued to account for an average of more than four deaths each day in the month of May.

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.