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.

Illicit drug deaths in British Columbia continued to account for an average of more than four deaths each day in the month of May.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

A coroner’s inquest jury has issued 21 recommendations to try to reduce the toll from illicit drug deaths in B.C.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a motor vehicle incident east of Tete Jaune Cache, near Valemount, on Dec. 30, 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.