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B.C. has recorded its lowest monthly number of drug deaths in more than four years, part of what the BC Coroners Service says is a "significant decline" in fatalities this year.

Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says females are dying at a much higher rate.

Police in Abbotsford are investigating after officers found what are believed to be human remains inside a vehicle that was set on fire in Sumas Mountain Regional Park.

A 39-year-old suspect has been charged with second-degree murder within the same day after a homicide in a waterfront neighbourhood in West Vancouver.

Suspected and confirmed drug overdose deaths have seen a drastic decrease in Saskatchewan in the past year.

The BC Coroners Service says it has no record of any recent drug toxicity death at a Vancouver intersection where B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said he saw a man die.

The $8-million youth treatment and recovery facility is a project spearheaded by the Bridge Youth and Family Services organization, and hopes to accommodate up to 40 youth.

Saskatchewan has been battling an increase in overdoses for many years. But based on recent data, Saskatchewan’s response to drug toxicity may be working.  

The Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter is calling for increased welfare support for women and harsher penalties for those convicted.

British Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis.

Navdeep Kaur's family reported her missing on Feb. 23. Police now say they've confirmed that remains found in the Fraser River belong to the 28 year old.

Landon LeBlanc, 21, died at the Shepody Healing Centre -- a security facility at Dorchester Penitentiary for male offenders with mental health conditions.

Samantha Krysia Sims-Somerville died on April 10, 2021, in Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria after a gathering with friends. Her mother refused to believe it was an accident.

Police say one person has been found dead and another is still missing after they were seen going through the ice in the northern Ontario community of Temiskaming Shores.

A B.C. woman who is permanently banned from practicing midwifery is facing manslaughter charges related to the death of a newborn infant more than a year ago.

The brazen attack in the early hours of New Year's Day claimed at least 15 lives in New Orleans' famous French Quarter, and police say they're looking for additional suspects.

Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Pablo Rodriguez received several new endorsements Sunday.

Stagnant innovation, increased violence towards officers and drug use; just some of the issues plaguing corrections facilities in Saskatchewan and across Canada.

An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous.

Yukon government officials said a key concern is the increasing presence of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been detected in significant quantities in the deaths.