B.C. Records Deadliest February yet for Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths

B.C. Records Deadliest February yet for Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths
Paramedics perform chest compressions on an individual in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sept. 10, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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VICTORIA—Another record death toll for overdoses in British Columbia shows this isn’t just a big-city problem and it must be addressed in every community in the province, Premier John Horgan said Wednesday.

The BC Coroners Service reported the province’s deadliest February yet for illicit drug overdoses with 155 lives lost last month.