It pins the blame largely on a lack of supports, a corrupted drug supply
Dog owners walking in Chemainus parks urged to take caution
Kelowna RCMP recently concluded an international drug investigation after finding cocaine in local grocers’ banana shipments in 2019
Fentanyl found in Victoria and Lower Manland was enough to supply estimated 3,965,000 lethal doses
Vancouver has seen over 1,500 illicit drug deaths since the provincial health emergency was declared
Suspects’ alleged history of violence triggered Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team deployment
Police seize fentanyl and more than $10,000 cash
The opioid’s toxicity levels is 100 times more than that of fentanyl
Ucluelet RCMP, Vancouver Island GIS target opioid drug trade
Controversial site is close to 4 schools
Top doctors have called for increased access to a safe supply of illicit drugs to prevent deaths
Dried plants and pods found Aug. 12 in northbound tractor-trailer: CBSA
Feds launched a national consultation on supervised-consumption sites this week
Patients, like Pitt Meadows’ Rob MacLean, still looking for better care from province
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemic
Guideline directs prosecutors to focus upon the most serious cases raising public safety concerns
