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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia's drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.
Sep 19, 2024 4:27 PM
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Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a disturbance at a home at about 4:40 a.m.
Sep 19, 2024 3:54 PM
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Harm-reduction supplies still available at hospitals where kiosks removed: Island Health
The province is reviewing the kiosks, which were intended to provide an option for those who wouldn’t or couldn’t seek in-person services
Sep 19, 2024 8:30 AM
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Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay
Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.
Sep 19, 2024 4:00 AM
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Tseshaht First Nation gets $16.45M for economic development
The 1,300-member nation near Port Alberni already has development plans that include partnering on a new hotel
Sep 19, 2024 1:58 AM
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Jury to mull recommendations as inquest into patient's 2019 death wraps up
Paul Spencer, 43, struggled with security when he tried to leave Royal Jubilee Hospital, then died after being placed in a seclusion room
Sep 19, 2024 12:59 AM
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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 settings.
Sep 18, 2024 1:42 PM
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People with mental-health problems in ACT program had fewer interactions with police: study
UVic researchers had set out to find the impact of including police on Assertive Community Treatment teams of health professionals.
Sep 18, 2024 5:45 AM
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Guidelines for monitoring psychiatric patients could help, inquest hears
Patient Paul Spencer died after being placed face-down in a seclusion room at Royal Jubilee Hospital while wrapped from shoulders to feet in a blanket
Sep 17, 2024 9:00 PM
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Sarah McLachlan Canada Post commemorative stamp unveiled in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Gazing at her newly unveiled commemorative Canada Post stamp, musician Sarah McLachlan says she feels deeply proud to be Canadian.
Sep 17, 2024 6:48 PM
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