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• ‘This is my only purpose now’: B.C. recovery programs help parents get clean

  A B.C. couple said the birth of their daughter helped them get clean, along with the help of two B.C. recovery programs.

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  Jun 18, 2023
  
• B.C. breast milk supply low for second time in eight months

  Provincial reserves of breast milk at B.C. Women's Hospital are running low again and the bank's coordinator says the number of donors needs to double to meet demand.

  Health

  May 23, 2023
  
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• Nearly 900 patients received care at BC Women’s Hospital from ‘fake nurse’: court document

  In a court document, the B.C. Provincial Health Authority revealed Brigitte Cleroux gave care to 899 patients while employed at B.C. Women’s Hospital.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Lawsuit claims B.C. hospital accepted doctored personal cheque as ID when hiring ‘fake nurse’

  Brigitte Cleroux, who does not have a nursing degree, worked at B.C. Women's Hospital between June 1, 2020 and June 23, 2021 when she was fired over her false credentials.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2022
• B.C.’s Milk Bank hoping lactating mothers will step up and donate breast milk

  Lactating moms can donate their breast milk, which is then pasteurized and used to feed about 4,500 infants a year, usually premature babies.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
• ‘Conversations’ about access to her child preceded woman’s use of weapon at B.C. hospital: police

  The use of "less lethal" beanbag guns has faced increased scrutiny in Vancouver in the wake of the death of a man who was shot multiple times with one on the DTES this summer.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2022
• Fake nurse worked for months at B.C. hospital despite several complaints: court filing

  Fake nurse Brigitte Cleroux remained fraudulently employed at the B.C. Women's Hospital for months after she was first placed on administrative leave, a new court filing says.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2022
• Grieving B.C. parents’ baby was ready to go home from morgue for 8 weeks. But no one told them

  The newborn baby's body had been ready for his family to be picked up from the morgue days after being born, but no one told the parents.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2022
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• Illegible parking stall numbers cause problems at B.C. Women’s Hospital

  Some of the parking stall numbers at the popular hospital, which are required for inputting into the machine along with payment, are so weathered and worn that they are illegible.

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  Apr 7, 2022
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• ‘Fake nurse’ accused of fraud in Ottawa and Vancouver pleads guilty to Ontario charges

  Brigitte Cleroux of Gatineau, Que., pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon and several counts of collecting money under false pretense with an intent to defraud.

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2022