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VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says 177 people died in February due to "toxic, unregulated drugs." The service says at least 175 people have died because of the toxic drug supply in each of the last 20 consecutive months.

The university said a cougar was seen in Mystic Vale, a 11.6-acre wooded area adjacent to student residences, at 8:45 p.m. Thursday

A task force will be appointed to make recommendations on pay. Councillors had voted 5-3 to raise their own pay, sparking a storm of criticism.

At the time of his arrest in Bermuda, Brent Habetler from Sask., was under conditions in an Alberta court.

Emerson, who has become a local celebrity after showing up in Oak Bay last year, turned up at Gorge and Admirals roads this week

Co-author says Squamish should only worry about eruption the same as they would for other natural hazards in the region.

An Alberta company that had mineral claims on land near the camp has been fighting for years to gain vehicle access, says the YMCA-YWCA head

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to improve governance and oversight of municipal police departments in the province. The legislation, if passed, would expand the jurisdictions of B.C.

VANCOUVER — A 46-year-old man has been injured in a shooting in Vancouver's downtown core, the second such incident in the area in less than a week. Vancouver police say officers responded to reports of shots fired at around 7:50 p.m.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — British Columbia's premier says a training and education centre for wildfire fighters will be established in response to recommendations by a task force that looked into last year's catastrophic wildfires.