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B.C. Budget 2024: focused on new health-care …

WEBA ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. B.C.’s Budget 2024 looks to expand on health

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EXCLUSIVE: Foreign visitors to some B.C. hospitals often unable to …

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Leaked memo sparks heated debate about drug use in northern …

WEBA leaked memo telling health care workers in northern B.C. that patients can use drugs while in their rooms and keep knives under four-inches sparked a heated debate in the …

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B.C. health minister Adrian Dix welcomes national pharmacare …

WEBB.C.’s health minister Adrian Dix, here seen in 2023, is welcoming news of a national pharmacare program partially inspired by B.C. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel) …

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Diabetes medication, birth control covered in federal pharmacare …

WEBThe federal Liberals and New Democrats have reached a deal that would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth control, the …

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B.C. communities need to prep for heat dome-level events …

WEBCommunities across British Columbia needs to prepare for a climate-related health crisis like the deadly 2021 heat dome every year, according to the lead contributor to a report …

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Woman dies after 14-hour wait at B.C. hospital; family wants answers

WEBVikki Hopes Dec 20, 2023 6:08 PM. The family of a woman with a chronic health condition is demanding answers about why she died after waiting 14 hours for medical treatment …

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B.C. Budget 2024: One-off affordability boost for families, small cut

WEBBritish Columbians looking for new ways to put money back in their pockets this year will find limited relief in the B.C. NDP’s 2024 budget.

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Elkford emergency department remains closed

WEBThe BC United Party is decrying the lack of action on ER closures, using the two year closure of the Elkford Health Centre emergency department as an example.

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Introducing Fernie’s first mobile chiropractic clinic

WEBHoping to revolutionize the accessibility and availability of chiropractic services in the Elk Valley, Dr. Zachary Taylor has taken the traditional model of a chiropractic practice, and …

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Merritt wants a refund for multiple hospital ER closures in 2023

WEBA motion brought forward by Merritt Mayor Michael Goetz asks for just under $34,000 in compensation for the 19 days that the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital was …

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Nelson Health Campus to be complete this year, open early 2025

WEB00:02:49. Construction on the Nelson Health Campus will be completed this year, but the facilities won’t open until 2025. Ground broke in 2022 on the $40-million project that will …

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Interior Health clarifies removal of COVID Rapid Antigen Tests

WEBInterior Health has clarified their stance on the efficacy of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT), after an internal memo was circulated on social media. In the memo, which was …

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Critics caution against plan to expand MAID to those with mental

WEBA survey by the association in 2020 showed 41 per cent of members who replied agreed or strongly agreed that people with a mental illness should be considered eligible for MAID, …

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Interior Health remembers life of board chair

WEB00:01:30. Those with B.C.’s Interior Health Authority are expressing sadness following the death of Dr. Doug Cochrane. For more than three decades Cochrane operated as a …

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Elkford receives improved staffing for ambulance station

WEB00:01:40. Some rural communities in British Columbia will be receiving more ambulance services as B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is adding paramedic staff to a …

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Departing physicians, ER closures put Prince Rupert on red alert

WEBDeparting physicians, ER closures put Prince Rupert on red alert. Mayor says he will speak to minister of health to underscore criticality of healthcare shortage. Seth Forward, Local …

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BC Liberals announce shadow cabinet

WEBBC Liberals announce shadow cabinet. Some former ministers shuffled to new portfolios as Liberals line up their critics. Ashley Wadhwani-Smith Aug 3, 2017 3:45 AM Aug 3, 2017 …

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Patient pained by relocation of physiotherapy at Salmon Arm …

WEBMar 8, 2024 10:45 AM Mar 8, 2024 10:48 AM. Interior Health says Shuswap Lake General Hospital’s physiotherapy unit has been relocated from near the Level 3 Emergency …

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