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Thursday, August 31, 2017 8:30 AM
Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has issued the following statement regarding International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, 2017:
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 5:45 PM
As part of a strategy to address gang violence and make communities safer, the British Columbia government will invest $500,000 from civil forfeiture grants into anti-gang programming for youth in Surrey, Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, announced today.
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Friday, August 4, 2017 10:08 AM
British Columbia’s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended again, through the end of the day on Aug. 18, 2017. Premier John Horgan announced a previous extension on July 19.
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Friday, August 4, 2017 10:00 AM
Illicit drug deaths in British Columbia continue to be a serious concern with the number of overdose deaths in the province up 88% compared with the same period in 2016, according to the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017 1:30 PM
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.
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Friday, June 30, 2017 10:12 AM
Illicit drug deaths in British Columbia continued to account for an average of more than four deaths each day in the month of May.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:30 AM
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.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:00 AM
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.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 4:38 PM
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris has issued the following statement in response to the appointment of B.C.’s new Deputy Commissioner and Commanding Officer of the RCMP in B.C.
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Monday, February 27, 2017 10:30 AM
In an effort to enhance 9-1-1 call-answer and police dispatch services on Southern Vancouver Island, police agencies in Greater Victoria and the Capital Regional District (CRD) will join forces and operate out of a new shared state-of-the-art post-disaster facility.
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