The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. decreased slightly in January over the figures for November and December, but was still the third-highest number ever for a single month.

Whether you’re sticking close to home or itching to hit the road for Family Day on Feb. 13, various activities beckon – and the Province wants you and yours to get there safely.

The Cariboo-Chilcotin Region will soon benefit from $2.8 million over two years to crack down on crime through a new Regional Community Safety Model that builds on work underway and promotes enhanced coordination of public safety resources.

The Province, anti-gang units and local police continue to make progress with work underway on B.C.’s $23-million expanded Guns and Gangs Strategy.

The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. continues to increase each month with December numbers the highest ever recorded in a single month in the province, according to the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in Nanaimo on Jan. 1, 2017.

New, lower charges for high-cost, short-term cash loans – payday loans – came into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a kayaking incident in the ocean near Union Bay on Dec. 18, 2016.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris and Minister of Health Terry Lake, issued the following joint statement in response to the BC Coroners Service updated numbers on overdose fatalities.