Deadly Mushroom

• Warning issued after Vancouver child eats part of poisonous death cap mushroom

  Potentially deadly death cap mushrooms have cropped up early in B.C. Health officials are warning people to keep an eye out for them, particularly in areas where kids may play.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2023
  
• Warning issued after Victoria puppy dies from eating deadly mushroom

  The toxic 'death cap' mushroom is considered the most deadly mushroom in the world.

  Sep 23, 2019
  
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• Toxic death cap mushroom spotted in Vancouver, health officials confirm

  The deadly poisonous mushroom was linked to the death of a three-year-old boy in Victoria in 2016.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
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• Spread of ‘death cap,’ world’s deadliest mushroom, prompts new B.C. safety campaign

  Death cap mushrooms are not native to B.C., but are increasingly turning up in Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2018
• B.C. heat wave means early bloom for deadly death cap mushroom on Vancouver Island

  Vancouver Island's Chief Medical Health Officer is warning people on Vancouver Island that the deadly death cap mushroom is blooming early.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2018
• Three-year-old dies after eating deadly mushroom

  A three-year-old boy has died after ingesting a poisonous mushroom, Island Health authority has confirmed.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2016