B.C.
B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes,…
‘Big year’ for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
VANCOUVER – In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy…
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
VANCOUVER – People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside roam…
Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight
RICHMOND, B.C. – Mounties at Vancouver International Airport are investigating a threat made to a…
Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements…
B.C. drivers warned to stay off roads amid dire warnings about snow and freezing rain
VANCOUVER – Drivers across much of southern B.C. are being asked to avoid non-essential trips…
B.C. universities to receive $4.3 million for innovation research funding: minister
VANCOUVER – Four British Columbia universities will receive $4.3 million from a government research and…
B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top-up for care home workers
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is extending its COVID-19 wage top-ups for staff at…
Three men charged with first-degree murder of Abbotsford, B.C., couple: police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – RCMP say three men have been arrested and charged with two counts…
B.C. jury finds escaped inmate guilty of first-degree murder of Vancouver Island man
VANCOUVER – The daughters of a man killed by two inmates who escaped a Vancouver…
B.C., Vancouver partner to build modular housing in strategy to disperse street camps
VANCOUVER – British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are building 90 modular housing units…
BC Children’s prepared to double-bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season
VANCOUVER – BC Children’s Hospital has approved double-bunking patients in single-occupancy rooms as it tries…
Climate change affecting Christmas tree farms across Canada, expert say
VANCOUVER – The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms…
Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner’s jury in death of Cree teen
BURNABY, B.C. – British Columbia’s representative for children and youth says one of the messages…
At least five B.C. children died from influenza last month, as mortalities spike
VICTORIA – At least five children died last month in British Columbia from influenza as…