Tag: BC Coroners Service

Northern B.C. records 17 drug overdose deaths in June

Health Brendan Pawliw -
Throughout the first six months of 2026, toxic drugs have claimed the lives of 776 people in BC – last year, the final tally was 1,828.

B.C. Chief Coroner says Northern Health has highest drowning fatality rate in province

Health Brendan Pawliw -
Over the past decade, the Fraser River has seen the most accidental drownings with 48 followed by the Thompson River with 13.

Northwest B.C. sees one unregulated drug death for May

Health Logan Flint -
May unregulated drug deaths in northwest B.C. are down compared to a month prior and a year prior.

Northwest B.C. recorded four unregulated drug deaths in April

Health Logan Flint -
Unregulated drug deaths across northwest B.C. went up in April to four according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

Motorcycle deaths, drownings rising in B.C.

Health Brendan Pawliw -
A study found that between 2015 and 2024, alcohol and/or drugs were determined to be a contributing factor in 40% of accidental drowning deaths.

Northwest B.C. unregulated drug deaths up through March

Health Logan Flint -
Three people died in March across northwest B.C. from unregulated drugs, up compared to a month prior.

Northwest B.C. records one unregulated drug death in February

Health Logan Flint -
According to the B.C. Coroners Service, that equated to a rate of 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in the region, the lowest in Northern Health.

Northwest B.C. records three unregulated drug deaths in January

Health Logan Flint -
New data from the BC Coroners Service shows 14 people died in the Northern Health area to unregulated drugs in January.

Northwest B.C. sees dip in unregulated drug deaths to end 2025

Health Logan Flint -
Northwest B.C. saw 32 deaths due to unregulated drugs in 2025, four of those happening in November and December.

Family still seeking answers one year after teen dies in provincial care

Provincial Emily Joveski -
One year after 18-year-old Chantelle Williams died while in provincial care, her family says they still do not know what happened.

Northwest B.C. drug deaths hit 27 so far this year

Health Logan Flint -
One person has died in northwest B.C. this month from a drug overdose according to new data from the B.C. Coroners Service.

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