Warmer weather brings more drug deaths in Abbotsford

Warmer weather brings more drug deaths in Abbotsford

Spring has resulted in a sharp increase in drug deaths in Abbotsford, with the total now climbing to 18 fatalities through the first four months of the year. Of these deaths, eight occurred in April, making it the single deadliest month for the city in 2026. With the drug-related death toll now at 18, this gives Abbotsford the eighth-highest of any B.C. township and makes it responsible for almost half of all the fatal overdoses that have occurr…