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VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says 127 people fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in September, up from 60 deaths during the same period last year.

B.C.'s political leaders are campaigning in Metro Vancouver in the final few days of the provincial election. B.C.

SAANICH, B.C. — A black bear is believed to have killed a llama on Vancouver Island. A statement from Saanich police says the attack happened late Monday afternoon at a farm in a rural part of the municipality just north of Victoria.

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 499 cases of COVID-19 as more than 150 cases were detected each day between Friday and Monday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C.

VANCOUVER — Police say they're investigating the 15th homicide of the year in Vancouver after human remains were found in a large recycling bin Sunday morning.

VICTORIA — NDP Leader John Horgan says he's disappointed that a former member of Parliament now running for his party made negative comments about a Liberal. Nathan Cullen made the remarks about Roy Jones Jr.

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say naloxone was used to help five people who overdosed after using drugs together in the early hours of Saturday morning. They say officers initially responded to a report of a gas leak inside a Surrey, B.C., home at 1:48 a.

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health has declared new outbreaks of COVID-19 at a meat processing facility in Surrey, B.C., and two area long-term care homes. The health authority says evidence of transmission was found among staff at J&L Beef Ltd.

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say officers found five people unresponsive in a Surrey, B.C., residence when they responded to a call early Saturday morning. Police say it was initially reported as a gas leak incident.