Safer supply drug users will have to go to pharmacies multiple times a day under new B.C. model
The B.C. government has overhauled the prescription opioid program to require witnessed dosing. Conservatives say the safe ...
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'Uncertain of what's coming': Advocates protest B.C. government's changes to safer-supply program
The NDP’s decision to require people to consume safer-supply program drugs in front of a health-care worker could lead to an increase in toxic drug deaths, which have been on the decline in recent ...
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'Moral panic': Surrey drug advocate says B.C. safe supply shift will cost lives
The Surrey Union of Drug Users (SUDU) says the B.C. Ministry of Health's recent decision surrounding access to safe supply ...
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BC expanding provincial parks in Thompson and Shuswap
"Expanding B.C.’s parks and protected-areas system enhances protection of important ecological, recreational, cultural and ...
B.C. to require addicts to take prescribed safer-supply opioids before a medical witness
B.C.'s province-wide safer-supply program has garnered significant controversy, particularly with regards to how prescribed ...
B.C. overhauls its safe supply program to a witness model
"At the same time, we've heard concerns about these medications being diverted and ending up in the wrong hands,'' she said.
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B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on ...
POSTPONED - NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Government of Canada to make an important announcement about youth mental health
The Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, will make an announcement about youth mental health.
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AEDs, Like Fire Extinguishers, Should Be in Every School, Say Experts
Demystifying the AED, and training a generation of kids in their use, is key to prevent “catastrophic” sudden deaths in young ...
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Admare BioInnovations Receives $16M Investment From Provincial and Federal Government to Create 30,000 Sq' Innovation Centre in Vancouver
The Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) has announced $6 million in PacifiCan funding for adMare BioInnovations to support the establishment of a new life sciences innovation ...