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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 11:15 AM
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.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 9:30 AM
Data released by the BC Coroners Service shows toxic drugs claimed the lives of at least 192 people in March, and at least 572 lives in the first three months of 2024.
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Friday, April 26, 2024 1:25 PM
B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 12:00 PM
Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British Columbia in 2023, the largest number of drug-related deaths ever reported to the agency.
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Thursday, December 14, 2023 11:30 AM
The deaths of at least 342 people experiencing homelessness were reported to the BC Coroners Service in 2022, continuing an increase in deaths among the unhoused population of 138% in the past two years.
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Friday, December 1, 2023 12:30 PM
To help people in crisis and to free police resources to focus on crime, a new crisis response is now in Vernon.
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:30 AM
At least 2,039 lives have been lost to unregulated drugs in the first 10 months of 2023, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 3:15 PM
To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Chilliwack.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 2:55 PM
To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Abbotsford.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 2:50 PM
To help people in crisis and to free police to focus on crime, a new crisis response team is now in Burnaby.
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