Public Safety and Solicitor General

Summer safety reminders from the BC Coroners Service

Thursday, June 4, 2026 2:30 PM

The summer months have arrived and the BC Coroners Service is reminding people throughout the province to put safety first when planning warm-weather activities.


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Improving safety for Indigenous communities

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 12:45 PM

New funding supports Indigenous-led violence-prevention programs


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Coroner’s inquest into Tatyanna Harrison’s death begins July 2, 2026

Friday, June 5, 2026 2:45 PM

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Tatyanna Harrison will begin at 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time) on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the Burnaby Coroners’ Court (20th floor, 4720 Kingsway, Metrotower II, Metrotown, Burnaby).


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Addressing hate, racism in B.C. communities

Monday, June 1, 2026 1:30 PM
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Civil forfeiture grants support organizations at risk of hate-based crime


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Supporting community safety through crime-prevention grants

Thursday, May 28, 2026 11:15 AM
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Civil Forfeiture Grant program funds local projects led by community organizations


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Keeping people safe with new mental-health screening tool for police in Interior

Friday, May 22, 2026 11:15 AM

RCMP detachments in the Interior now have access to HealthIM


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Premier’s, ministers’, parliamentary secretary’s statements about Moose Hide Campaign Day

Thursday, May 14, 2026 7:30 AM
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7 million pins × 5 conversations* = 35 million conversations about ending violence *Estimate based on Moose Hide Campaign impact model

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement about Moose Hide Campaign Day:


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BC Coroners Service shares unregulated drug-toxicity data for March

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:30 AM

According to preliminary data reported by the BC Coroners Service, March 2026 saw 135 lives lost to suspected unregulated drug toxicity, equating to about 4.4 deaths per day.


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Minister’s statement about National Police Week

Saturday, May 9, 2026 8:00 AM
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Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in celebration of National Police Week:


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Minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements about Red Dress Day

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 1:00 PM
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Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in honour of Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People:


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Keeping people safe in Comox Valley, Port Hardy with early intervention program

Thursday, April 30, 2026 8:30 AM

Supports being delivered to people at risk, helping build a safer, healthier community


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Keeping people safe in Dawson Creek with early intervention program

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 8:30 AM

Supports being delivered to people at risk, helping build a safer, healthier community


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Attorney general’s, minister’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements on BC Coroners Service report

Monday, April 27, 2026 3:30 PM

Niki Sharma, Attorney General; Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in response to the BC Coroners Service report Our Time to Act: A Review of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Deaths in British Columbia, 2016-2024:


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Panel’s recommendations aim to reduce deaths related to intimate-partner violence

Monday, April 27, 2026 2:53 PM

A death review panel of subject-matter experts convened by the chief coroner has co-authored a report focused on reducing deaths from intimate-partner violence in British Columbia.


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Cracking down on organized crime, gun violence

Monday, April 27, 2026 10:00 AM
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New regulations for Firearm Violence Prevention Act will help keep communities safer


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