Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Sep, 2024 04:18 PM
British Columbia is becoming the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government.
The agreement means B-C is the first province to have the federal government help fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes expenses.
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says B-C will see an estimated 195-million dollars, with funding potentially beginning by April once the legislation makes it through the Senate.
Today with B.C. we announced our commitment to work together on our national pharmacare plan, helping residents access the diabetes medications and contraceptives they need.
This will improve health equity, affordability, and health outcomes for British Columbians. pic.twitter.com/X0eHN74VcK
A new study by an advocacy group says the homeless population of Vancouver could go up to 4,700 people by 2030. The Carnegie Housing Project made the announcement Tuesday morning at Oppenheimer Park.
Environment Canada is warning of hazardous driving conditions on several stretches of British Columbia highways as a strong Pacific frontal system pushes into the Interior. A winter storm warning has been issued for the Sea to Sky Highway from Squamish to Whistler, with snow accumulation forecast to reach up to 50 centimetres by Thursday.
When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going through. In 2021, his son Cailen was among five men killed when a crane that was being dismantled collapsed in Kelowna, B.C.
British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago. He says those children were physically and psychologically mistreated after being placed in educational facilities, including a former tuberculosis sanatorium in New Denver, in B.C.'s southern Interior.
The number of hazardous spills in British Columbia has trended upwards over the last several years, making it even more important for the government to prepare, auditor general Michael Pickup says. His latest report released Tuesday says the Ministry of Environment is not effectively managing hazardous spills in the province, using a decade-old response plan and data that is not easily accessible.
Police in Fort St. John, B.C., are on the lookout after a number of hunting trophies were stolen, including 14 sets of deer antlers. Mounties say the break-in was reported at an abandoned property on Feb. 9 and the rear door had been kicked in.
