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RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating after a woman died on Blackcomb Mountain on Thursday.

RCMP said in an update on Monday morning that officers are working with the BC Coroners Service to identify the deceased person, which they previously stated was a woman.

New data from the BC Coroners Service says at least 458 people experiencing homelessness in the province died in 2023, with the toll almost tripling in just three years.

The coroners service said the number of deaths was a 13-per cent drop over 2023, but it remains well above the 1,776 fatalities reported in 2020. 

The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. 

Mounties received a report late Monday night about two men who were skiing in the mountains southeast of Golden, but had failed to return home.

Regina police are investigating after a man was found dead near downtown Tuesday night.

Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, a student at the University of Victoria, died in January 2024 of fentanyl poisoning. She and her friend collapsed in a dorm room. Her friend survived.

RCMP say two men are dead after falling through the ice at Grace Lake near Agassiz.

Langley RCMP responded to a call reporting the blaze breaking out near Tank Hill on Highway 1 at 4:30 a.m. One person was found deceased.

A 21-year-old snowboarder who went missing last week at the Cypress Mountain Resort near Vancouver has been found dead in a gully.

A woman who has cared for two siblings with disabilities says major change is needed at Community Living BC, the Crown corporation that works with B.C.'s most vulnerable.

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.

B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the costs of treating opioid-related diseases.

Florence Girard was found dead in October 2018 in the Port Coquitlam home she shared with caregiver Astrid Dahl. The official cause of death was 'malnourishment and starvation.'

RCMP say a 67-year-old man from Ontario was killed when he fell into a large sink hole filled with loose snow at the Fernie Alpine Resort in southeastern B.C.

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.

Police say investigators need to wait for the autopsy results by the coroner's office to determine the victim's exact cause of death before being able to lay charges.

Police said emergency services were dispatched around Tuesday after the girl was found unresponsive under a collapsed snowbank. Her death was announced on Friday.

A Cobourg Ont., has been charged with first degree murder after a person was found dead in the community Sunday morning.