Sunday, December 8, 2019 1:15 PM
The Province is taking action to make work safer for health-care workers by committing $8.5 million over three years for a new organization that will address workplace safety.
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:00 AM
Despite fewer illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province in 2019, the BC Coroners Service continues to urge caution due to an unpredictable, toxic, illicit drug supply that is present in British Columbia.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:00 AM
More than 6,300 people have shared their experiences and feedback on proposed accessibility legislation for B.C.
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Sunday, December 1, 2019 8:00 AM
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement on World AIDS Day, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019:
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Friday, November 29, 2019 9:15 AM
həy̓χʷət kʷθə šxʷhəliʔ leləm (Healing Spirit House) officially welcomed the community to its first open house since clients moved into the state-of-the-art, Indigenous-inspired, purpose-built home of The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre and Provincial Assessment Centre.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:45 AM
A steering committee with representatives from all three parties in the legislature has worked together on a proposal to modernize the province’s health professions regulatory system, with a focus on increasing transparency and patient safety.
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Monday, November 25, 2019 12:30 PM
People living in Victoria will soon have better access to team-based everyday health care with the opening of the city’s first urgent and primary care centre (UPCC).
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:00 AM
A $2-million provincewide investment in school-based student mental health will help ensure kids can access support when they need it and that they feel safe and connected at school.
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:36 AM
The Province will restrict vapour product access, flavours, nicotine content, packaging and advertising, and intends to increase taxes on vapour products, to protect youth from risks associated with vaping.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:15 AM
More supports are on the way for seniors, as the Province helps make it easier and faster for qualified health care assistants trained in Canada to work in British Columbia.
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:15 AM
People in the Comox Valley will soon have access to a new long-term care facility that will provide 126 publicly-funded long-term and hospice care beds.
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Friday, November 1, 2019 2:30 PM
Approximately 120 students will have an opportunity to build mental health resiliency and develop skills to help them succeed in their life and career goals.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:00 AM
People in need of a warm, safe place to go during the months ahead will have access to additional emergency shelter spaces through the Province’s temporary and extreme weather response shelter programs.
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