According to preliminary data, 109 people in British Columbia lost their lives to suspected unregulated drug toxicity in May 2026, equating to approximately 3.5 deaths per day.

From Interior Health: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/media/improved-emergency-care-services-royal-inland-hospital-july-7-2026

Minister’s statement on new licensing bylaws approved by College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement about the B.C. Court of Appeal decision confirming British Columbia’s class-action lawsuits can proceed against opioid manufacturers and distributors, and their consultants:

Crisis-response teams offer connections to mental-health, substance-use, community supports

Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, has issued the following statement acknowledging the fifth anniversary of the 2021 heat dome:

RCMP detachments in North now have access to HealthIM

New centralized ambulance station supports emergency response, paramedic services

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has issued the following statement after members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association voted not to ratify the tentative agreement:

Substance-use supports improving for people in Haida Gwaii, Adams Lake