Children and families will have more opportunities to get involved with the YMCA, thanks to a total of $11 million in government funding.

The Province, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, announced a $102-million project for 16 new state-of-the-art operating rooms to be built at the Jim Pattison Pavilion at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH).

On the surface, Tianna Richards has it all—a growing career as a doula, beginning her education in the midwifery program at the University of British Columbia, a great social life and community roots.

The Honourable Jane Philpott, Canada’s Minister of Health, and Terry Lake, British Columbia’s Minister of Health announced a major investment in research that will strive to improve patient care for those living in British Columbia.

The Province and partners collectively will be investing more than $7.5 million to support youth who are at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative.

The Province has provided $500,000 to Turning Point Recovery Society to support those experiencing substance abuse on their path to a better life.

The Province is working in partnership with the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) to create over 1,600 additional regular nursing positions to the B.C. health system, to improve care for patients and better support nurses on the frontlines of health care.

British Columbia's doctors have voted in favour of accepting a new five-year agreement with the provincial government.