Drug overdose deaths are down by 24 per cent between April last year and this April, but still B-C’s Coroner says 182 people died.
Fentanyl remains the primary killer, with the drug detected in 82 per cent of test results for those who died so far this year.
The coroner’s service says nearly half of those who overdosed were between the ages of 30 and 49.
The latest figures lift the number of deaths since the public health emergency was declared eight years ago to 14-thousand 582 people.
There are 484 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 69 are in intensive care. In the past 24 hours, eight new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,903.
Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair for the Tsilhqot’in National Government also received the honour — the highest award B-C can bestow on a resident. Others on the list included former B-C finance minister and chancellor of Simon Fraser University, Carole Taylor, and singer Michael Buble.
The trend isn't new, having last appeared between the summer of 2019 and spring of 2020. However, a few new recent cases have police concerned for seniors' safety.
The Conservation Officer Service says dogs were brought in and the big cat was tracked and safely captured. It had been spotted earlier in a central part of the city near the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
Poilievre also says he would bring in new laws to support the energy sector and protect the environment — and he promises the work will include consultation with First Nations.
That's a jump of almost 20 cents per litre in barely one week and Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy says the war in Ukraine is a key reason.