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B.C.’s toxic drug deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, with 109 deaths in May

Preliminary data suggest toxic drug deaths in British Columbia fell to their lowest monthly level in more than five years in May.

B.C. launches AI-powered pilot for police to track toxic drug supply

British Columbia is launching a $600,000 pilot project using artificial intelligence and robotics to detect toxic substances in seized drugs and trace their origins.

B.C. reports 150 toxic drug deaths in first month of 2026

An estimated 150 people died from unregulated drugs in B.C. in January, a 10 per cent decrease from the same month last year, the B.C. Coroners Service said.

Overdose advisory issued for Nanaimo by Island Health

A drug poisoning/overdose advisory has been issued for the Nanaimo area. 

Blaze on Commercial Street caused by drugs, Nanaimo Fire 

Nanaimo Fire says the cause of a fire that evacuated businesses in the 60 block of Commercial Street was...
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