Tag: drugs

B.C.’s toxic drug deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, with 109 deaths in May

Health Emily Joveski - July 9, 2026

Preliminary data suggest toxic drug deaths in British Columbia fell to their lowest monthly level in more than five years in May.

B.C. launches AI-powered pilot for police to track toxic drug supply

Crime Emily Joveski - April 17, 2026

British Columbia is launching a $600,000 pilot project using artificial intelligence and robotics to detect toxic substances in seized drugs and trace their origins.

No drug-related deaths in Kootenay-Boundary in October

Addictions My East Kootenay Now Staff - December 2, 2025

A BC Coroners Service round-up of statistics relating to unregulated drug deaths showed our area was the only part of the province where no one died that month.

Toxic drug alert issued for Cranbrook

Health My East Kootenay Now Staff - November 21, 2025

The substance in question is sold as down, dope, or fentanyl and comes as purple chunks and pebbles.

12 died in Kootenays due to toxic drugs in July, August

Health My East Kootenay Now Staff - October 14, 2025

In the East Kootenay, one person died in July and three in August, for a year-to-date total of 12.

Crisis in Numbers: The Toll of Toxic Drugs

Health My East Kootenay Now Staff - September 18, 2024

The toxic drug crisis in British Columbia is reshaping the province’s approach to addictions and public health. The province declared...

Kootenay records 23 deaths by drug poisoning in first six months of 2024

Health R McCormack - July 30, 2024

The Kootenays have recorded 23 deaths from toxic drugs in the first six months of 2024. 14 deaths were reported...

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