Health
Green Party leader Elizabeth May on her stroke, and lack of family doctor
Elizabeth May was standing on the University of Victoria auditorium stage on June 29, congratulating…
Most British Columbians are way overdue for their COVID boosters
Right now the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends people get an updated COVID vaccine…
BC’s health-care worker shortage is hurting patients
Health-care worker shortages are impacting the well-being of patients and employees in British Columbia. More…
The potentially high risks of alternative healthcare in Canada
Alternative health care is on the rise in Canada, and with it, the risks associated…
Neighbouring communities not happy with Vernon’s move to new pricing system for recreation
The District of Coldstream and two regional district electoral areas have expressed its disappointment with…
Making it easier in Canada to talk about drinking too much
Canada has a drinking problem. The country is wealthy, has a culture of drinking, has…
Former clients raise concerns about prominent BC drug treatment provider
As the toxic drug crisis heightens a public desire to see people break addictive behaviour,…
Kelowna massage therapist under investigation for inappropriate conduct
A Kelowna massage therapist has to tell a professional regulator who he's been massaging each…
Addiction psychiatrist says there’s ‘no sense of crisis’ in BC toxic drug crisis
Michael Krausz is a big name in addiction psychiatry. Before settling in Vancouver in 2007…
BC politician lobbying for radiation unit for rural patients travelling to Kelowna hospital
While Thompson-Okanagan residents have felt the pinch of an overstretched health-care system, a BC MLA…
Kelowna dentist refutes allegations in lawsuit over wisdom teeth extraction
A Kelowna dentist says the patient who's taking him to court over an alleged botched…
BC study shows selling tested drugs saves lives
A compassion club in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that has been breaking the law in order…
‘Get it to the courts’: Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban
Public drug use is now banned in Kamloops as the city responds to decriminalization across…
Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy
Earlier this year the COVID-19 pandemic was downgraded from an emergency to an endemic disease,…
Where municipalities are at with BC’s drug decriminalization pilot
Dr. Bonnie Henry met with local government representatives from across the province Monday to talk…