The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to the end of June 2019.

Providing young people with the everyday tools and skills to support mental well-being and ensuring that health professionals have clear and accessible mental health practice and treatment guidelines are among the key recommendations of a death review panel into child and youth suicides.

The BC Coroners Service has published an updated report on suicide deaths in B.C. up to the end of 2017.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians in the Chilcotin region who may have been impacted by overland flooding from heavy rains that began on July 6, 2019.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Jacobus Jonker, beginning on Sept. 9, 2019.

The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to the end of May 2019.

Wildfires have always been a reality in British Columbia, but in the past few years, their impacts on people, businesses and tourism have been increasing.

Now that summer is officially here and locals and visitors to British Columbia are frequenting lakes, rivers and the ocean, the BC Coroners Service, Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon and the Canadian Red Cross are urging residents and visitors to take extra care when they spend time near water.

With $157 million in capital funding approved, the replacement of Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC) will proceed, creating approximately 1,000 project-related jobs and a purpose-built facility that enhances safety, security and space to continue successful programs.