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 crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring...
Free period products to be available in all KPU washrooms
Surrey, B.C. - Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will be providing free menstrual products in washrooms across all its five campuses. Dispensers have been installed in...
Urban deer removal complete in Cranbrook, Kimberley
The Province, with the support of the ʔaq’am First Nation and the cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley, has completed the removal and testing of...
New acting chair appointed for Mental Health Review Board
Joanna Nefs has been appointed for a six-month term as acting chair of the Mental Health Review Board, starting Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
The review...
Health authority review launches to ensure support for front-line services
The Province is launching its health authority review to ensure resource allocations are supporting critical patient services and minimize unnecessary administrative spending.
The Provincial Health...
New Prince Rupert emergency department opens for patients
A bigger and better emergency department at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital is open so more patients can receive greater access to emergency care.
“This state-of-the-art...
Better patient care, more nurses coming to B.C.
Patients will experience improved care and nurses will experience a stronger health-care system as the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have now established nurse-to-patient...
Engagement launched for Canadians of South Asian Heritages museum
People in British Columbia now have multiple new ways to contribute to the vision for the first-of-its-kind cultural museum celebrating Canadians of South Asian...
New legislation will accelerate B.C. renewable energy projects
To ensure rapid permitting and robust regulation of renewable energy projects, the Province will introduce legislation in spring 2025 allowing the regulation of renewable...
B.C. appoints four new Provincial Court judges
The Government of British Columbia has appointed four new Provincial Court judges to support access to justice.
The new judges are:
Ariana Ward (effective March 28,...