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Who is dying from illicit drug overdoses in B.C.?
Description
January 31, 2018
B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe releases the latest number of illicit drug overdose deaths, what British Columbians can do, and how officials are moving forward with this crisis.
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Who is dying from illicit drug overdoses in B.C.?04:57 | January 31, 2018 -
Health Matters: Healthy skin and causes for concern03:53 | 6 hours ago -
B.C. government under pressure to settle nurses’ dispute04:29 | 7 hours ago -
B.C. Nurses escalates job action with picket line outside VGH02:03 | July 7, 2026 -
Anchoring Change: The push to start substance-use education earlier04:41 | July 6, 2026 -
Warning of murky water amid issues with wastewater treatment plant02:05 | July 5, 2026 -
BC nurses’ strike highlights strain on rural healthcare04:56 | July 5, 2026 -
Cooking Together: Farmer’s market fresh06:52 | July 5, 2026 -
Emergency room closures at three Interior B.C. hospitals01:56 | July 4, 2026 -
Open House: Inside a Hometown Heroes Lottery prize home in Vancouver02:30 | July 4, 2026 -
Metro Vancouver raw sewage discharge01:55 | July 3, 2026 -
Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 223:19 | July 2, 2026 -
BC nurses begin job action01:45 | July 2, 2026 -
Powell River residents protest change to sheltering bylaw02:08 | July 1, 2026 -
B.C. nurses are on the verge of job action after issuing 72-hour strike notice04:54 | June 30, 2026 -
How to protect yourself from cold water shock04:05 | June 30, 2026 -
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre closing02:18 | June 29, 2026 -
B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice02:04 | June 29, 2026 -
Health Matters: Water safety warning after rise in drownings04:23 | June 29, 2026 -
CAPE calls for better health protections during extreme heat04:40 | June 29, 2026 -
Vancouver rally commemorating 5th anniversary of deadly B.C. heat dome02:00 | June 28, 2026 -
Examining the root causes of ER overcrowding05:02 | June 27, 2026 -
Five year anniversary of 2021 heat dome04:31 | June 27, 2026 -
Health Matters: Feeding children in need over the summer months04:43 | June 26, 2026 -
Global News Hour at 6 BC: June 2521:55 | June 25, 2026 -
Five years since deadly BC heat dome02:08 | June 25, 2026 -
New Westminster mayor on fifth anniversary of B.C. heat dome04:22 | June 25, 2026 -
Report urges WorkSafeBC to improve heat protection regulations05:12 | June 25, 2026 -
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | June 23, 2026 -
Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026 -
The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026 -
Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026
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Who is dying from illicit drug overdoses in B.C.?04:57 | January 31, 2018
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Health Matters: Healthy skin and causes for concern03:53 | 6 hours ago
-
B.C. government under pressure to settle nurses’ dispute04:29 | 7 hours ago
-
B.C. Nurses escalates job action with picket line outside VGH02:03 | July 7, 2026
-
Anchoring Change: The push to start substance-use education earlier04:41 | July 6, 2026
-
Warning of murky water amid issues with wastewater treatment plant02:05 | July 5, 2026
-
BC nurses’ strike highlights strain on rural healthcare04:56 | July 5, 2026
-
Cooking Together: Farmer’s market fresh06:52 | July 5, 2026
-
Emergency room closures at three Interior B.C. hospitals01:56 | July 4, 2026
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Open House: Inside a Hometown Heroes Lottery prize home in Vancouver02:30 | July 4, 2026
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Metro Vancouver raw sewage discharge01:55 | July 3, 2026
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Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 223:19 | July 2, 2026
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BC nurses begin job action01:45 | July 2, 2026
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Powell River residents protest change to sheltering bylaw02:08 | July 1, 2026
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B.C. nurses are on the verge of job action after issuing 72-hour strike notice04:54 | June 30, 2026
-
How to protect yourself from cold water shock04:05 | June 30, 2026
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Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre closing02:18 | June 29, 2026
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B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice02:04 | June 29, 2026
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Health Matters: Water safety warning after rise in drownings04:23 | June 29, 2026
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CAPE calls for better health protections during extreme heat04:40 | June 29, 2026
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Vancouver rally commemorating 5th anniversary of deadly B.C. heat dome02:00 | June 28, 2026
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Examining the root causes of ER overcrowding05:02 | June 27, 2026
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Five year anniversary of 2021 heat dome04:31 | June 27, 2026
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Health Matters: Feeding children in need over the summer months04:43 | June 26, 2026
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Global News Hour at 6 BC: June 2521:55 | June 25, 2026
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Five years since deadly BC heat dome02:08 | June 25, 2026
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New Westminster mayor on fifth anniversary of B.C. heat dome04:22 | June 25, 2026
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Report urges WorkSafeBC to improve heat protection regulations05:12 | June 25, 2026
-
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | June 23, 2026
-
Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026
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The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026
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Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026
Who is dying from illicit drug overdoses in B.C.?
Description
January 31, 2018
B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe releases the latest number of illicit drug overdose deaths, what British Columbians can do, and how officials are moving forward with this crisis.
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