A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
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B.C.'s toxic drug crisis rages on eight years after emergency declared
Sunday marked eight years to the day since the province declared a public health emergency related to the deadly toxic drug crisis, and Graham said it's a sombre anniversary as she and others in public health reflect on the thousands of deaths.
'Safer supply' drug concerns rooted in 'stigma and fear': Federal addictions minister
Canada's mental health and addictions minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government's decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the country's overdose crisis.
Hospital admissions break B.C. record as respiratory illness season nears peak
Provincial health minister Adrian Dix says the the situation is challenging but being managed.
Bonnie Henry kicks off B.C. municipalities convention talking about drug decriminalization
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be discussing drug decriminalization and public drug use in the opening session of the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver.
Canada's first case of new COVID variant found in B.C.
The BC Centre for Disease Control has detected Canada's first known case of a new COVID-19 variant that has swiftly circled the globe, in what one expert says is a reminder the virus never went away.
Hot weather coming to B.C., but no heat dome
A heat wave that is expected to last most of next week has prompted British Columbia's government to warn people to prepare for sweltering conditions, but a repeat of the deadly 2021 heat dome isn't being forecast.
B.C. officials push back against 'polarizing rhetoric' from safe supply critics
British Columbia officials have sought to rebut claims that drugs prescribed through the province's safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping fuel the deadly drug toxicity crisis.
Influenza claimed the lives of at least five B.C. children last month
The figure marks a departure from the average of two to three annual flu deaths among children in the province between 2015 and 2019, data from the BC Coroners Service shows.
Schools not to blame for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer
British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should not be interpreted to suggest those infections occurred mostly in schools.
As many as 80 per cent of kids, youth in Lower Mainland B.C. have had COVID, study states
A study co-authored by British Columbia's top doctor says at least 70 to 80 per cent of children and youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have been infected with COVID-19.
Police must pay attention to online threats and harassment against journalists seriously: Trudeau
Police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targeting journalists and other public figures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
Canada counts fewer than 10 'unusual' childhood hepatitis cases
All 17 pediatric hospitals across Canada are looking out for an "unusual" childhood liver disease, but the number of possible cases under review remains in the single digits, British Columbia's provincial health officer said on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
B.C. Premier John Horgan has COVID but symptoms 'mild' so far
"Fortunately, my symptoms are mild and that is thanks to being fully vaccinated," said Horgan. "I'm following public health guidance, isolating and working from home until my symptoms resolve."
B.C. will ease COVID-19 rules on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
British Columbia will lift its mask mandate and capacity limits for faith gatherings on Friday, March 11, 2022, while restrictions of visitors at some long-term care facilities will be dropped, as long as they are fully vaccinated and tested for COVID-19 when entering.