Dr. Bonnie Henry justified in extending vaccine mandate for health-care workers, judge says
Justice Simon Coval ruled that while the orders did violate Charter Guarantees of Conscience and Religion, the infringement was reasonable to protect public health.
Health
May 14
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. law would ban convicted criminals from changing their names
Last month, the revelation that a notorious B.C. child-killer has changed his name and is seeking to keep his new identity secret drew widespread condemnation.
Crime
May 13
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
Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommends
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.
Health
May 3
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
May 2
Wildfire smoke from Canada is prompting health warnings in the U.S. again
Air quality advisories were issued Sunday for parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin due to haze emitting from fires burning across western Canada.
Environment
May 13
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
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
May 2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
