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Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
VANCOUVER – Canada’s pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a…
Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia court has ordered an international engineering firm to pay a…
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler’s drowning
VANCOUVER – An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in…
Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey, B.C., bus stabbing
SURREY, B.C. – Police patrols at transit hubs will be increased after a stabbing on…
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary…
B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders
NANAIMO, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it’s forming teams of police, prosecutors and…
Canada’s health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an ‘outrageous’ abuse
VANCOUVER – Canada’s federal health minister says he’s working with provinces to prevent the mass…
B.C. Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon
SURREY, B.C. – Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon lowered the curtain on the British Columbia Liberal…
B.C. Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies
VANCOUVER – Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have…
Teck Resources board rejects latest Glencore takeover bid, updates own proposal
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd.’s board of directors has rejected the latest takeover offer from…
Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected
VANCOUVER – An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off…
Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school
DELTA, B.C. – Police say a teenager has been hurt in a stabbing while on…
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug…
B.C. man charged with 10 counts of sexual assault after alleged chemical attacks
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria say a 49-year-old man is facing 10 counts of sexual…
A dozen more addiction centres coming for youth in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Youth in British Columbia will soon have more access to mental health and…
Violence on transit has increased post-pandemic, police and union officials say
Violence on public transit and in city spaces across Canada has increased since the COVID-19…
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
RICHMOND, B.C. – The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to…
B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions
VICTORIA – A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia,…
Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults
COLUMBIA. Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for…
Bus drivers’ union seeks better safety after ‘bloody’ fight on West Vancouver bus
VANCOUVER – Bus drivers in West Vancouver say they are the latest to experience violence…
City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says its fire department reports a “marked improvement” in…
22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis
VANCOUVER – Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia…
First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on ‘social determinants’
VANCOUVER – Federal funding of $8.2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health…
B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations
VANCOUVER – The Canadian government says it’s righting nearly a century of wrongs done to…