BC Gov News

Minister’s statement on results of tentative agreement with Nurses’ Bargaining Association

Friday, June 19, 2026 4:22 PM

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has issued the following statement after members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association voted not to ratify the tentative agreement:

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

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

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:

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

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.

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: