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The superintendent of the Peace River South school district has said students were not expected to return to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

A Quebec coroner is calling for better mental health support and resources for people who apply for medical assistance in dying.

The cuts are part of a $130-million reduction in government grants to non-profits and community groups in the provincial budget tabled Monday with a $1.2-billion deficit.

Cool says there were no beds available in the psychiatric ward and that her son spent six days in a hallway in the emergency department, with only a brief period in a secure area.

Police say the Tumbler Ridge teenage shooter had previous Mental Health Act apprehensions, prompting renewed focus on the law in B.C

Federal leaders who spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday noted the need for supports for Tumbler Ridge, as residents grapple with the losses and injuries from the attack.

In the days after the tragedy, RCMP said Jesse Van Rootselaar had been the subject of several police visits for mental health reasons and had been taken into custody at times.

Therapists say parents and caregivers should speak with their children and teens about the shooting in order to help process the tragedy.

The minister for addictions and mental health says he has not reached out to the First Nation community that announced this week it would declare a state of emergency.

A psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.

The 2024 Parental Experiences Survey found that 20 per cent of those surveyed reported that they 'needed mental health care but did not receive it.'

On Jan. 26, several pipes in the Lehmann building burst, causing widespread flooding and damage.

The Okanagan woman said her son David, who was 37 and a UBC student at the time, struggled with mental health and used substances to self-medicate.

In a letter to ministers Thursday, OpenAI said it had already taken steps to improve that criteria based on guidance from mental health, behavioural and law enforcement experts.

The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has spiked after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.

Chief Adam MacIntosh was sworn in Tuesday, promising to modernize the force with body cameras and focus on officer mental health to ensure better community service.

Health officials say a failure in the sprinkler system flooded the laboratories specializing in depression and Alzheimer’s disease research.

BC RCMP confirmed that multiple police visits had been made to the 18-year-old Jesse VanRootselaar's home due to concerns of mental health and self-harm.

B.C. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer says Tumbler Ridge is full of 'tough individuals' who may still need mental health support after a tragedy that's 'tough to process.'

A 13-year-old who tried to kill his brother has been sentenced to three years in an intense rehab program for youth with mental health issues who are convicted of violent offences.