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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:45 AM
Murray Rankin, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, and Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, have released the following statement in response to the BC Coroners Service’s report on the deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness in B.C. from 2012-21:
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:00 AM
Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service shows 247 deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness were reported to the agency in 2021, which is a 75% increase over the number of lives lost in 2020.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 12:30 PM
Public-health officials encourage all British Columbians six months and older to get an influenza vaccine to best protect themselves, their loved ones, their communities and the health-care system this fall and winter.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 9:30 AM
Changes to employment standards will better protect young people by outlining the types of work that are suitable for those aged 16 to 18.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 8:00 AM
A record number of people made reservations for campsites, day-use passes, backcountry permits, cabins and picnic shelters in provincial parks this season.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:30 AM
Jennifer Rice, Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness, has released the following statement in recognition of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, 2022:
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Monday, October 10, 2022 8:00 AM
Murray Rankin, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, has issued the following statement in recognition of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 9-15, 2022:
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Friday, October 7, 2022 4:55 PM
With most of the province experiencing above-normal drought conditions, the BC Wildfire Service is urging people to use caution and remain vigilant to prevent human-caused fires when enjoying the outdoors this weekend.
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Friday, October 7, 2022 3:02 PM
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have released the following joint statement on the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine:
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Friday, October 7, 2022 9:00 AM
To further reduce period poverty and increase access to free menstrual products, applications for funding are open.
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