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Seniors advocate says she will step down next year

Seniors advocate says she will step down next year

Isobel Mackenzie says she will step down in March of next year, on the tenth anniversary of her appointment
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New B.C. awareness campaign sends tough message: alcohol causes cancer

New B.C. awareness campaign sends tough message: alcohol causes cancer

Using graphics of beer cans and wine bottles, the posters say that in 2020, alcohol contributed to 2,500 colorectal cancers and was linked to 1,700 breast-cancer cases.
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No change in May 1 tax deadline despite labour dispute

No change in May 1 tax deadline despite labour dispute

Canada Revenue Agency says it will accept all returns during the labour disruption and digitally filed taxes will generally be processed automatically “without delay.”
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Parents call for more accountability after son's mistaken prescription

Parents call for more accountability after son's mistaken prescription

Because the pharmacy reached an agreement with the College of Pharmacists, the case was never publicized, which the parents says is a mistake.
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Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Criteria to get the antiviral in B.C. are more restrictive than in other jurisdictions
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B.C. drops COVID vaccine requirement for government workers

B.C. drops COVID vaccine requirement for government workers

But those working in health-care settings will still have to provide proof of vaccination.
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Non-disclosure deals should not hide harassment: B.C. Greens

Non-disclosure deals should not hide harassment: B.C. Greens

B.C. Greens want to make it illegal to misuse non-disclosure agreements.
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Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

Only about 10 per cent of the B.C. Nurses’ Union’s 48,000 members are men. And while bumping that number up might help ease a shortage that has resulted in hospital emergency-room closures, societal bias against men in the field continues.
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Upgrade to 911 will allow texting from mobile device

Upgrade to 911 will allow texting from mobile device

Someone who needs emergency assistance but can't speak or make a noise will be able to text from a mobile device with new 911 technology that will be in place by 2025.
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Indigenous women in public life need support and 'dinosaur skin', says tribal council leader

Indigenous women in public life need support and 'dinosaur skin', says tribal council leader

President of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and Hupacasath First Nation was reacting to news that Melanie Mark, B.C.’s first First Nations cabinet minister, is resigning from her seat
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