Amendments introduced today to the Medicare Protection Act will create authority to set regulations that would allow British Columbians who take longer-term vacations out of the province, such as "snow birds", to stay on holidays for an extra period of time.

Legislation was introduced in British Columbia to create the Seniors' Advocate Act, which will help build a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.

Health-care employees in the community-health sector today ratified a new two-year labour agreement under government's 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid introduced today the Emergency and Health Services Amendment Act, 2013, which will enhance the co-ordination of emergency health services in British Columbia.

The B.C. government is warmly congratulating B.C. athletes, coaches and mission staff for their recent successes at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond has released the following statement on the Canadian government's Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act:

All around the globe, people are marking today as the International Union Against Cancer's World Cancer Day.

A two-year tentative labour agreement has been reached with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association.