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The Comox Valley Hospice Society says the number of beds it offers is being reduced by half. The organization blames a cut in funding from the provincial government but the health ministry says it is only temporary. Kylie Stanton has more.

Parts of Afghanistan are recovering Monday from a massive earthquake. The Afghan Taliban Health Ministry says the quake killed at least 20 people and injured more than 300. Nathaniel Dove looks at the damage and the challenges to rebuild.

The family of Charleigh Pollock says they are relieved after the province restored funding for the 10-year-old’s drug treatment. She lives with a rare disease and has been receiving the expensive drug to relieve symptoms. The Ministry of Health cut off funding, only to reverse its decision after pressure from both experts and the community....

We’re hearing from the mother of a young Langford girl who lives with a rare neurological disorder. Jori Fales met with the health minister Friday night, urging Josie Osborne to restore funding for an expensive drug to prolong her daughter’s life. As Julia Foy reports, Charleigh’s mom is still hanging onto hope that health officials...

Weeks of mounting international pressure on Israel appears to finally have had an effect. The country is now allowing some more aid into Gaza. But on the second day after Israel permitted more trucks into the area, the Hamas-controlled health ministry reported Israeli attacks killed nearly 40 people. And instead of growing silent, the country’s...

A B.C. health ministry spokesperson has confirmed funding has been restored for Charleigh Pollock’s access to Brineura. The move comes after immense public pressure to reverse a decision to discontinue funding for the drug — which costs about $1 million per year

There is growing pressure on the provincial government to reinstate funding for Charleigh Pollock’s drug treatment. Some Batten Disease experts say the health ministry is not listening to their evidence, while the community is raising money so the 10-year-old Langford girl can continue receiving the expensive transfusions. Kylie Stanton has more.

Squamish First Nation is asking the person who placed a Palestinian flag on the Stawamus Chief to remove it from the sacred mountain. A recent case of intimate partner violence in B.C. is raising renewed concerns about what changes need to be made in the province. The family of young girl with a rare neurological...

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. Israeli forces killed more than 50 Palestinians and injured many more after opening fire near aid distribution centres in southern Gaza, according to the Hamas-ran Gaza Ministry of Health. Redmond Shannon looks at what witnesses are saying about the horrific scenes, and how international condemnation...

Saskatchewan’s Health Ministry has issued overdose alerts for both Regina and Saskatoon after first responders saw a high number of overdoses and dangerous drugs in the last week.

In southern Gaza, a deadly attack occurred near an aid distribution point in Rafah, where witnesses reported gunfire as people gathered to collect food. The Hamas-run health ministry claims that at least 12 civilians were killed, attributing the violence to Israeli fire. In response, Israel’s military stated that warning shots were fired at individuals approaching...

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into Gaza during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack that sparked the war. Meanwhile, Gaza’s health ministry says that Israel’s military offensive has killed at least 95 people, including several children, in the past 24 hours.

Cries of grief and mourning permeated the streets of Rafah following an Israeli attack near an aid distribution centre that killed over two dozen Palestinians and injured over 200 on Sunday, according to Gaza’s health ministry. But the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) are saying they are unaware of injuries...

Cries of grief and mourning permeated the streets of Rafah following an Israeli attack near an aid distribution centre that killed over two dozen Palestinians and injured over 200 on Sunday, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Over in Canada, more than 25,000 people have been forced out of their homes across parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan...

In the first shakeup of her cabinet halfway through her four-year mandate, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith split up the health ministry amid an overhaul to the province’s healthcare system.  Adam MacVicar reports. 

The B.C. Health Ministry says the suspect charged in the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy over the weekend was being supervised under the Mental Health Act. But as Catherine Urquhart reports, critics are calling on the province to do more when it comes to helping those with mental health issues — and implementing involuntary care.

The Saskatchewan ombudsman released her annual report this morning sharing complaints against provincial ministries, health entities and crown corporations. Sarah Jones has more on the increase of requests pertaining to a number of agencies in the province.

At least 91 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday after Israel resumed bombing and ground operations, the enclave’s health ministry said, effectively ditching a two-month-old ceasefire.

B.C.’s Ministry of Health is announcing an overhaul of its safe supply program. The goal is to stop the diversion of drugs to the community while still helping those who need access to safer substances. Richard Zussman has the details.

The BC Conservatives are making public a presentation by the Ministry of Health where they admit drugs given out through the province’s safe supply program are ending up on the street. Richard Zussman has more.