Victims' families say low autopsy rate depriving them of answers

B.C.'s autopsy rate has steadily declined over the course of a decade while toxic drug deaths mount. Medical examiners says the province could be missing out on crucial public health information because of it.

Victims' families say low autopsy rate depriving them of answers
Gregory Sword, whose 14-year-old daughter Kamilah died of an apparent drug overdose is pictured in Port Coquitlam, Monday February 26, 2023.

B.C.'s autopsy rate has steadily declined over the course of a decade while toxic drug deaths mount. Medical examiners says the province could be missing out on crucial public health information because of it.