Author Archives: James Peters
Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital set...
Sep 18, 2024
Account tweaks for young Instagram users 'minimum' expected by B.C., David Eby says
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta are the "minimum" expected of tech companies to keep kids saf...
Sep 17, 2024
B.C. forest watchdog says province should improve watershed management
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds. The Forest Practices Board says it lo...
Sep 17, 2024
Former cabinet minister appeals to Elections B.C. to register New Liberal Party of BC
VANCOUVER - Former federal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal says he wants to revive a liberal party for those left politically homeless in British Columbia after the BC United Party suspended its campai...
Sep 17, 2024
Do you think BC should put more emphasis on involuntary care for those living with significant mental health and addiction issues?
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Another incumbent BC United MLA to run as Independent as Kirkpatrick re-enters race
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - An incumbent BC United legislative member has reversed her decision not to seek re-election and has announced she'll run as an Independent in the riding of West Vancouver-Capila...
Sep 16, 2024
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER - A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year pri...
Sep 13, 2024
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabet...
Sep 12, 2024
Mounties ask for help tracking down 'armed and dangerous' wanted Merritt man
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Merritt RCMP say Karlson has now been located and arrested. EARLIER: RCMP in Merritt have put out a second call for help as they look to track down a wanted man they consider a...
Sep 12, 2024
Dry conditions mean increased wildfire risk in B.C. through the fall
VANCOUVER - An expert with the BC Wildfire Service says relentless drought conditions for much of British Columbia sets the stage for more fire activity this fall. Neal McLoughlin, superintendent of p...
Sep 12, 2024
