Health
Staffing shortages in BC leave expectant parents in the lurch
Jen Mio was 38 weeks pregnant when she realized she’d have to throw her entire…
How prescription heroin is saving lives in BC
Crosstown Clinic patient Michel has used opiates for 30 years. His addiction to heroin, he…
Naked truths from BC sex worker GoAskAlex
B.C. sex worker GoAskAlex likes to lure men to her online profiles with thirst traps…
Free radon testing kits available in Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is partnering with Health Canada and Take Action on…
You’ve been evacuated. How to take care of your health
So you’ve been evacuated. Or smoke has rolled in, making the skies hazy and you’re…
Transparency, accountability at BC’s ambulance service has flatlined, audit review shows
Vital signs on the performance and state of BC’s ambulance service remain an outstanding mystery,…
Acclaimed BC First Nations healer and therapist wins Reconciliation Award
After leaving residential school in the late 1950s, Klith-waa-taa would wade into a frigid river…
Should masks be back-to-school wear in BC?
School might be out for summer but COVID-19 isn’t taking a break in B.C., according…
Kamloops, Okanagan under a heat warning
A heat warning has been issued for Kamloops and the Okanagan. Environment Canada says daytime…
Does cancer care in Washington work for BC residents?
The first few breast cancer and prostate cancer patients started travelling from their homes in…
BC rolls out rural transportation surveys but roadmap for action unclear
B.C. is examining long-standing roadblocks to intercity transportation for rural communities on Vancouver Island and…
The big tobacco lawsuit that fell off the public radar
Did you know that B.C. is participating in negotiations with Big Tobacco that could result…
Health workers doubt BC’s new whistleblower protections
Health-care unions say new whistleblower protections won’t create the conditions for staff to speak freely…
Northern BC wildfire smoke heading south into Kamloops, Okanagan
Kamloops and Okanagan residents have avoided the smell of smoke for the most part so…
Prenatal clinic opens at Kamloops hospital
The Interior Health Authority just opened a midwifery clinic at Royal Inland Hospital. Patients without…