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AGASSIZ, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight.

Nearly half of those who died in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ in January had bromazolam, a benzodiazepine, in their system, according to data from the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Coroners Service. Such drugs reduce the effectiveness of overdose-reversing treatments.

PENTICTON, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Mounties in Penticton, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, say they've arrested the final two suspects in a shooting in the city earlier this month.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers. The Opposition СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Anyone who has dashcam footage is asked to contact police.

WHISTLER, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through southeastern British Columbia will bring snow to some mountain passes.

The man allegedly stabbed three people, including a Burnaby couple, while on a day pass from a psychiatric facility.

Inderdeep Singh Gosal is charged with second-degree murder in the March 26, 2023 death of Paul Stanley Schmidt.

British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for adults, including a directive that it cannot be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by people who use drugs whose behaviour is not related to mental impairment.