As the first long weekend of the summer season arrives, BC Liquor Stores and The Community Against Preventable Injuries (Preventable) are joining forces to remind British Columbians about how dangerous prevailing attitudes around mixing alcohol with boating can be.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris issued the following statement to mark the beginning of Police Week, May 15-21, 2016:

The BC Coroners Service has posted the most recent statistics on illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia to its website.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a motorcycle incident near Nanaimo on May 6, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Blind Bay on May 6, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has announced a postponement of the public inquest into the deaths of three persons who each died shortly after leaving Abbotsford Regional Hospital between December 2014 and April 2015.

Significantly higher fines, more penalty points, and earlier interventions for repeat offenders – including driving prohibitions – is reinvigorating the Province’s push to eliminate distracted driving, a leading factor in deaths on B.C. roads.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a residential structure fire in Vanderhoof on April 23, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a child who died after a motor vehicle incident near Kamloops on April 16, 2016.