New Lions Gate Hospital tower opens next month
People on the North Shore and in neighbouring communities will soon have enhanced access to health care services in the new, modern acute care tower...
New child care centre will support families in Kamloops
Families and children will soon benefit from a new child care centre with 36 licensed child care spaces in downtown Kamloops.
“Creating new child care...
Minimum wage increases to $17.40 an hour on June 1
B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise when the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024.
This...
B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to...
VANCOUVER _ As an out-of-control wildfire still burns near West Kelowna, B.C., officials in the region say evacuated residents should brace themselves for their...
New mental-health, addictions care expands for young people in Vancouver
Young people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver and struggling with mental-health and addictions challenges will get better access to care and supports to help them...
RCMP suspect Amber Alert kids taken off grid after ‘preplanned’ abduction...
SURREY, B.C. — Police say they have "credible information" that two children who are the subject of an Amber Alert have been taken "off...
B.C. sets record, delivers 350,000 surgeries last fiscal...
Victoria: The British Columbia government says the province set a record for the most surgeries performed in the last fiscal year.
A report from the...
Western Community College Announces $100,000 in Scholarships for Surrey Students as...
Surrey, BC – Western Community College (WCC) marked a historic milestone today with a rebranding announcement, exciting expansion plans and a $100,000 scholarship announcement at a press conference...
Prime Minister Trudeau says it’s up to provinces to make Orange...
Winnipeg: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they...
Minister’s statement on lives lost to toxic drugs in 2024
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement about the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2024:
“Today, we...