British Columbia reaches settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis costs

(Reuters) - Canada's British Columbia province said it reached a C$150 million ($116.50 million) settlement with pharmaceutical firm Purdue Pharma over health-care costs related to the opioid crisis.

($1 = 1.2875 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Mark Porter)