The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the second of two teenagers who died as the result of a motor vehicle incident in Nanaimo on Oct. 21, 2016.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris has released the following statement:

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of one of two teenagers who have died following a motor vehicle incident in Nanaimo on Oct. 21, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a structure fire in Qualicum Beach on Oct. 21, 2016.

The on-time, on-budget completion of the new $200-million Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) puts a lock on more options to safely house inmates throughout British Columbia – and adds 300 jobs in the South Okanagan for correctional officers and support staff.

Updated statistics released from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths remained relatively steady throughout September.

The number of illicit drug deaths in British Columbia through the first nine months of 2016 has exceeded the number for the whole year of 2015, according to the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a scuba-diving incident in West Vancouver on Oct. 9, 2016.

A Hells Angel who was reportedly “annoyed” when a drug lab on property he co-owned led to a civil forfeiture action has nevertheless agreed to give up his entire interest in the industrial building.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died in Burns Lake following an incident with a train on Oct. 8, 2016.