The BC Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the death of Christopher Jonathan Bloomfield starting at 9:30 a.m. on July 2, 2024, at the Victoria Law Courts (850 Burdett Ave., Victoria).

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Zachary Andrew Bryan With will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 19, 2024, at the Nelson Law Courts (320 Ward Street, Nelson).

Unregulated toxic drugs claimed the lives of 182 people in April 2024 according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service.

New funding for B.C.’s Path Forward Community Fund will support Indigenous-led solutions to violence against women, girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and promote community safety, capacity building and self determination in addressing systemic causes of gender-based violence.

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement on the death of Robert Pickton:

Updated data from the BC Coroners Service reflects the continued deadly risks posed by the toxic-drug supply in the province.

The deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities were reported to the BC Coroners Service between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2023.

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement following the favourable decision in the Surrey police transition judicial review litigation:

A new state-of-the-art facility in Nanaimo is a significant step forward in advancing correctional services on Vancouver Island and supporting community safety.