Highest monthly number of overdose deaths recorded in B.C.

Staggering numbers released today providing a bleak reminder that the province is tackling two health emergencies. BC coroner’s service is reporting May as the worst month ever for deadly overdoses, averaging more than five a day. Aaron McArthur has more on the spike and why officials are concerned pandemic-related restrictions could be making matters worse.

• B.C. records highest ever number of opioid deaths in May