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Publication Date: April 9, 2026 - 09:26

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These are the faces of B.C.’s 10-year toxic drug emergency

April 9, 2026
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016.


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