Connecting more people in crisis to supports

Thursday, June 25, 2026 10:00 AM
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Crisis-response teams offer connections to mental-health, substance-use, community supports


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Statement about fifth anniversary of 2021 heat dome

Thursday, June 25, 2026 8:00 AM
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Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, has issued the following statement acknowledging the fifth anniversary of the 2021 heat dome:


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Keeping people safe with new mental-health screening tool for police in northern B.C.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 11:45 AM

RCMP detachments in North now have access to HealthIM


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Improving access to justice throughout B.C. using virtual bail

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 8:30 AM
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Bail hearings by video are now used provincewide, five years after a northern pilot project


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Expanding access to First Nations-led addictions treatment

Friday, June 19, 2026 10:45 AM

Substance-use supports improving for people in Haida Gwaii, Adams Lake


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Approving access to over-the-counter hearing aids

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 10:15 AM
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New retail, online options provide support for adults with hearing loss


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Urging preparedness as wildfire, drought risks increase

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 11:15 AM

People in British Columbia encouraged to stay alert, reduce wildfire risk, be prepared


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Putting B.C.’s children, youth first through new action plan

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 9:15 AM
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Putting B.C.’s children, youth first through new action plan.

Province launches cross-government strategy for better outcomes


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Ministers’, B.C. seniors advocate’s statements on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Monday, June 15, 2026 8:15 AM
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Josie Osborne, Minister of Health; Niki Sharma, Attorney General; and Dan Levitt, B.C. seniors advocate, have released the following statements in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday, June 15, 2026:


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Improving access to primary care for people in the North

Monday, June 15, 2026 8:00 AM
Kevin Moutray, Mayor of Vanderhoof Judy Greenaway, Chairperson of the Stuart-Nechako Regional Hospital District (SNRHD) Shirley Moon, SNRHD Director

Updated June 16, 2026: Construction has begun on new primary and community care centre in Vanderhoof


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April 2026 saw 119 lives lost due to unregulated-drug toxicity

Thursday, June 11, 2026 2:45 PM

In April 2026, 119 people in British Columbia lost their lives to suspected unregulated-drug toxicity according to preliminary data reported by the BC Coroners Service, equating to about four deaths per day.


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Attorney General’s, minister’s statement on the federal Safe Social Media bill

Thursday, June 11, 2026 1:27 PM
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Federal action on protecting children online welcome, more needed

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Rick Glumac, Minister of State for AI and New Technologies, have released the following statements in response to the tabling of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, in federal Parliament:


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Additional FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets donated to children, youth

Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:30 AM
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Updated June 22, 2026: Province, PavCo, City of Vancouver now providing 500 match tickets to young people throughout B.C.


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