Trio of Metro Vancouver councillors call for end of B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot
Linda Annis in Surrey, Daniel Fontaine in New Westminster and Alexa Loo in Richmond have joined together to call on the province to scrap the program.
Politics
Apr 22
B.C. drug policy shift will target vulnerable and houseless, advocates say
Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about B.C.'s request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces.
Health
Apr 28
Quebec nurse practitioners will be able to take on patients waiting for family doctor
Starting next week, specialized nurse practitioners in 11 Quebec clinics will be able to take on patients who are waiting for a family doctor.
Canada
Apr 11
B.C.’s vulnerable urged to get COVID-19 booster as peak of illness season passes
It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres.
Health
Apr 8
B.C. Conservatives dump controversial doctor candidate hours after announcing him
Stephen Malthouse's licence to practise medicine in B.C. has been suspended since March 2022, amid an investigation launched after complaints from other doctors.
Politics
Mar 28
Poilievre blames B.C. decriminalization, drug policy for record deaths
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accuses 'radical activists, bureaucrats and pharmacists' of 'making a fortune' off of B.C.'s opioid crisis.
Canada
8 hours
Squamish rejected a ‘floatel’ for LNG workers. What happens next?
District of Squamish councillors voted 4-3 to reject a one-year permit for a cruise ship that would have housed the Woodfibre LNG crews.
Economy
5 hours
Guilty plea in Boxing Day double stabbing in Vancouver’s Olympic Village
Sheldon Ilbegi-Asl, the man accused in a Boxing Day Facebook Marketplace robbery and attack, has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
Crime
Apr 15
New B.C. laws coming to protect vulnerable road users, cyclists
Among other updates to the Motor Vehicle Act, drivers will be mandated to give more room to cyclists when passing them on roadways.
Canada
Apr 5
Deadline to submit LifeLabs class-action claims is coming up. Who is eligible?
More than eight million Canadian users of LifeLabs services have until Saturday to submit a claim in a class-action settlement worth a total $9.8 million.
Canada
Apr 2
B.C. girl who lost dad to overdose says there needs to be more support for families
"He was the type of guy, he wanted to help everyone or like as many people as he could, which see where I get it from now," Bocking Reid told Global News.
Health
Apr 10
Video shows group smoking illicit drugs in Maple Ridge Tim Hortons
A group of men are seen passing around a crack pipe in a booth, right next to two women who are seemingly unaware of what's happening.
Crime
Mar 29
B.C. courts still granting bail in over half of cases where prosecutors sought detention
The data, released by the B.C. prosecution service on Tuesday, covers nearly 4,800 bail hearings between November 2022 to December 2023.
Politics
Mar 26
Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s safe supply worry after B.C. seizure
British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.
Politics
Mar 8
No evidence of widespread diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs: Officials and RCMP
Danielle Smith said she was worried diverted safe-supply drugs from B.C. may end up on Alberta streets while Pierre Poilievre pledged to scrap the program.
Crime
Mar 11
‘Rectify the disaster’: Doctors renew crisis warning at Surrey Memorial Hospital
Six months after their rally at city hall, Dr. Randeep Gill and Dr. Maged Bakhet are again urging the B.C. health ministry to take action on issues plaguing the Surrey hospital.
Health
Mar 8
Spring is just around the corner. Should you get an updated COVID shot?
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization issued guidance for updated COVID-19 vaccines in the spring, specifically for Canadians facing elevated risk of severe illness.
Health
Mar 7
Federal RCMP dismantle crime networks, seize $24M worth of illicit cigarettes in B.C.
The Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Program said in two separate investigations more than $24 million worth of tobacco was seized.
Crime
Mar 8
Will daylight saving time become permanent? Why making the change is tough
While there's been a lot of talk in Canada and the U.S. about doing away with the twice-yearly time change, there's been less action. Here's why.
Canada
Mar 6
‘The worst fear’: B.C. mother of neurodivergent child angry about missed diagnosis
Margo Levae's son, Wyatt, was only seven-and-a-half years old when she noticed her previously good sleeper was starting to wake up in the night.
Health
Mar 8
