Government is making changes to ensure people receiving income and disability assistance will be able to purchase their eyeglasses online without being out of pocket.

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.

Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan joined the United Way of the Lower Mainland to announce that the Better at Home program is more than tripling the number of sites, adding 38 new locations including First Nations communities around the province.

Soon an additional 45 new nurse practitioners will be working around British Columbia, as part of government's commitment to substantially increase the number of nurse practitioners employed in the province.

A new affordable housing development for adults and families with low-to-modest incomes broke ground in Victoria.

Minister Responsible for Housing Rich Coleman joined community partners and private donors in congratulating Streetohome Foundation for reaching its $26.5-million fundraising goal to help end homelessness in Vancouver.

Surrey seniors will benefit from a $20,000 Age-friendly grant to help create programs or tools that address the needs of the city's older residents.

Northern Health has issued a tender for site preparation work for the new Queen Charlotte/Haida Gwaii Hospital Replacement project.