Health

• B.C. city’s solution to family doctor shortage: Hire its own physicians

  The City of Colwood is directly hiring family physicians under a new pilot project that could connect thousands of residents with primary care.

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  Dec 19
  
• 64 people sickened after eating raw B.C. oysters

  Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick after eating raw oysters from restaurants and retail locations.

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  Dec 19
  
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• $32.5B settlement with tobacco giants approved by creditors, lawyer says

  A proposed deal that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers across Canada, has been approved by the companies' creditors.

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  Dec 12
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• ‘Not working’: B.C. police chiefs withdraw support for decriminalization

  We're getting more insight from one of B.C.'s top police officers on the dramatic about-face by police chiefs to withdraw their support for drug decriminalization.

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  Dec 11
• Data shows 1 in 7 ER visits could have been handled by primary care

  Between April 2023 and March 2024, 15 per cent of visits to Canadian emergency rooms could have been managed through a primary care provider new data shows.

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  Dec 5
• B.C. nurses testify about ‘epidemic’ of workplace violence at Senate committee

  The union representing British Columbia's nurses took their concerns about an "epidemic" of violence against their colleagues to Ottawa on Wednesday.

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  Dec 4
• B.C. marks 11,000 organ transplants as recipients give back

  BC Transplant said Monday that the province has successfully completed 11,000 organ transplants.

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  Dec 2
• Avian flu detected at non-commercial poultry farm on Vancouver Island

  Officials are not releasing the location of the farm, but B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the outbreak involved fewer than 100 chickens.

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  Nov 29
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• B.C. student who saw friend die says its ‘ridiculous’ school won’t accept AED

  Tobias Zhang's friend died at school of a cardiac arrest. He says the district won't allow him to donate a piece of equipment that could have saved the teen.

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  Nov 29
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• Henry cautions about ponds, petting zoos as source of B.C. bird flu case remains a mystery

  The teen remains in critical condition in BC Children's Hospital, and Henry said an extensive investigation had yet to find a possible source or any other cases.

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  Nov 26