A new $10-million provincewide program will benefit rural communities and support physicians by improving patient access to rural emergency services.

How much sodium, represented in cups of salt, does the average British Columbian consume each year? The correct answer is 11. To stay healthy, we need less than the equivalent of five cups of salt a year.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, gathered to celebrate the official re-opening of the newly renovated and rejuvenated Circle of Eagles Lodge, a 17-bed, supportive transitional housing development in Vancouver.

In response to a request to help the Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community build upon its achievements to-date and provide a stronger model for the future, BC Housing is temporarily assuming responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the centre.

There have been more sudden infant deaths in British Columbia in the first half of 2011 than for all of 2010.

Upgraded high-performance computing (HPC) systems with massive memory and exceptional speed are being launched at two British Columbia universities. This will give researchers the tools to solve problems that have previously been beyond their reach.

The Province is continuing its strong support for the work of British Columbia's Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) by providing them with more than $9 million in funding for 2011/12.