It's a 112-per-cent increase over the same period last year, but is down 15 per cent from the month prior.

B.C.'s top doctor says the province's two public health emergencies — the overdose crisis and COVID-19 pandemic — continue to intersect in ways that are proving increasingly deadly.

There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy says the government is managing a number of bills and wasn't able to get this one through before the end of the session this week.

Stefanie Elliott contacted police after her daughter discovered the suspected controlled substance while playing in McDonald Park on the weekend.

Health officials say the drug supply is becoming increasingly unpredictable and highly toxic due to border closures and travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

More bad news can be found in the number of drug deaths where fentanyl was detected, which stayed relatively steady compared to last year.

The B.C. Centre for Substance Use said changing the payment schedule could lead to benefits, as long as it doesn't take a "one-size-fits-all" approach.

The BC Coroners Service found illicit drug deaths fell by 32 per cent compared to the same quarter last year.

Dr. Bonnie Henry says the evidence shows that criminalizing people who use drugs does more harm than good.