Government has received the report prepared by independent reviewer Marcia McNeil, LLB. It is a review of the process followed by the public service in responding to allegations of inappropriate conduct, contracting and data-management practices involving employees and researchers.

The B.C. government, the Government of Canada, and the Canadian Red Cross have brought the Canadian Red Cross Health Emergency Response Unit (ERU) training to British Columbia for the first time as they work together to strengthen preparation and response to a catastrophic disaster such as an earthquake.

Health-care workers across the province have vaccinated a record number of British Columbians against this year's flu, as nearly 1.4 million British Columbians have rolled up their sleeves to protect themselves.

British Columbia's provincial health officer has released the following statement on the recent H5N1 influenza death in Alberta:

The Provincial Health Officer has advised emergency physicians, first responders, and other health-care workers to be watchful for potential overdoses associated with the drug fentanyl.