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B.C. Budget 2024: focused on new health-care infrastructure, not

WEBA ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. B.C.’s Budget 2024 looks to expand …

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B.C. health minister Adrian Dix welcomes national pharmacare …

WEBB.C.’s health minister Adrian Dix, here seen in 2023, is welcoming news of a national pharmacare program partially inspired by B.C. (THE CANADIAN …

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Diabetes medication, birth control covered in federal pharmacare …

WEBThe federal Liberals and New Democrats have reached a deal that would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth …

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Leaked memo sparks heated debate about drug use in northern …

WEBA leaked memo telling health care workers in northern B.C. that patients can use drugs while in their rooms and keep knives under four-inches sparked a heated …

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Interior Health clarifies removal of COVID Rapid Antigen Tests

WEBInterior Health has clarified their stance on the efficacy of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT), after an internal memo was circulated on social media. In the …

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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands …

WEBHealth Minister Adrian Dix officially launched the Hospital at Home program in Vancouver. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel) A program that allows eligible …

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CANADA VOTES 2021: How will parties improve the country’s …

WEBThe pandemic has brought Canada’s healthcare system to the forefront for many voters. Whether it be long-term care facilities or vaccine research, here’s what the …

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B.C. communities need to prep for heat dome-level events …

WEBCommunities across British Columbia needs to prepare for a climate-related health crisis like the deadly 2021 heat dome every year, according to the lead …

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EXCLUSIVE: Foreign visitors to some B.C. hospitals often unable to …

WEBComments (0) Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that …

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Fernie area declared community COVID-19 cluster by Interior Health

WEBInterior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 community cluster in the Fernie area as of Wednesday Jan. 27. A total of 81 new cases have been identified in …

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Elk Valley patients running into Alberta healthcare roadblocks

WEBElk Valley patients are being turned away from Alberta health services and community leaders are determined to find out why. A local mayor and MLA have banded …

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Introducing Fernie’s first mobile chiropractic clinic

WEBHoping to revolutionize the accessibility and availability of chiropractic services in the Elk Valley, Dr. Zachary Taylor has taken the traditional model of a …

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Merritt wants a refund for multiple hospital ER closures in 2023

WEBA motion brought forward by Merritt Mayor Michael Goetz asks for just under $34,000 in compensation for the 19 days that the emergency room at Nicola Valley …

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‘I put life on hold:’ Woman who had delayed surgery in Alberta …

WEBAlberta cancelled non-essential surgeries in late September. Sharon Durham pictured in Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Durham’s surgery for a rare …

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Re-opening emergency dept. in Elkford a priority, but no timeline …

WEBAdditionally, the Emergency Department in Elkford has been shut since September, when the district lost an emergency care nurse. “Re-opening the Elkford …

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Critics caution against plan to expand MAID to those with mental

WEBA survey by the association in 2020 showed 41 per cent of members who replied agreed or strongly agreed that people with a mental illness should be considered …

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‘Nice to start getting back to normal’: Fernie arena back to full

WEBThe Fernie Memorial Arena is once again allowed to operate at full spectator capacity. Saturday’s (Dec. 4) game against the Columbia Valley Rockies was the first …

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Patient pained by relocation of physiotherapy at Salmon Arm …

WEBMar 8, 2024 10:45 AM Mar 8, 2024 10:48 AM. Interior Health says Shuswap Lake General Hospital’s physiotherapy unit has been relocated from near the Level 3 Emergency …

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Nelson Health Campus to be complete this year, open early 2025

WEB00:02:49. Construction on the Nelson Health Campus will be completed this year, but the facilities won’t open until 2025. Ground broke in 2022 on the $40-million …

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