Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris and Minister of Health Terry Lake, along with the co-chairs of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response, Dr. Perry Kendall and Clayton Pecknold, issued the following joint statement in response to the federal announcement regarding a new Canadian drugs and substances strategy:

Mike Morris, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General teamed up with ICBC and Prince George RCMP, to remind motorists that there is never an excuse to drive while affected by alcohol or drugs and to plan ahead this holiday season.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris has issued the following statement in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident in Chilliwack on Dec. 1, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died on a trail in the Victoria suburb of Langford on Dec. 1, 2016.

VicPD is recommending multiple drug trafficking charges against a 27-year-old man after a multi-agency investigation resulted in over a million dollars of drugs seized.

The BC Coroners Service has released the report and recommendations of a Death Review Panel into the deaths caused by intimate partner violence (IPV).

For the first known time in B.C., the highly toxic opioid carfentanil has been detected at the scene of an apparent illicit drug death.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a workplace accident near Hope on Nov. 24, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and woman who died in Enderby on Nov. 18, 2016.