It can be hard to find help when you're on the streets. Youth who are lost, alone and struggling with addictions or mental illness will have more support with the doubling of the Inner City Youth team in Vancouver.

April 7, 2014, is Child Abuse Prevention Day in B.C., a time to recognize that everyone has a responsibility to keep kids safe and healthy.

Homelessness. Unemployment. Isolation. How can B.C. bring new solutions to address these common, complex social challenges?

Health Minister Terry Lake released the following statement today on the election of the BC Nurses’ Union’s new president Gayle Duteil and on the BCNU’s former president, Debra McPherson.

Thanks to the leadership of chief medical health officer, Dr. Paul Van Buynder, the team of dedicated health-care providers at Fraser Health Authority and the increased uptake of vaccination, the current measles outbreak has been largely contained to the eastern regions of the Fraser Valley and members of that community.

Government, the forest industry, organized labour and WorkSafeBC have issued the following statement today following their March 28 meeting in Vancouver focused on combustible dust and sawmill safety:

Dawson Creek's bid for the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women's World Hockey Championship has received a major boost with a commitment of $60,000 from the Government of British Columbia should the bid be successful.

British Columbia's state-of-the-art animal health lab in Abbotsford has received accreditation from an international organization that recognizes B.C. and the lab's excellence in veterinary diagnostic testing.