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Lack of racial diversity in medical textbooks could mean inequity in care: study

VANCOUVER — Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room in Vancouver, Patricia Louie saw posters that only featured white and light …

B.C. college of midwives takes court action to ban use of term ‘death midwife’

  VANCOUVER – Two British Columbia women who call themselves death midwives are facing legal action for using a term …

B.C. mom whose two sons overdosed urges doctors to check prescription history

VANCOUVER — Helen Jennens flips through two sets of documents — one for each son who fatally overdosed. Letters she …

B.C. announces $20M in support for Indigenous communities battling overdoses

VANCOUVER—British Columbia has announced $20 million in funding over three years for Indigenous communities struggling with an overdose death rate …

Lawyer says former B.C. government aide ‘barely guilty’ in ethnic vote scandal

VANCOUVER—A government communications director who pleaded guilty to breach of trust in connection with a plan to win votes from …

Prosecutor tells hearing plan to get ethnic votes backfired for B.C. Liberals

VANCOUVER— A plan to win ethnic votes in British Columbia involved a “cynical purpose” with no aim to legitimately engage …

Tailored response in Alberta, Ontario, B.C. for South Asians addicted to opioids

VANCOUVER — A medical clinic in British Columbia and a social service agency in Alberta are set to expand their …

B.C. latest province to pay for ‘abortion pill’ that currently costs $300

VANCOUVER— British Columbia has announced it will pay for the so-called abortion pill starting Jan. 15, becoming the sixth province …

B.C. health official wants to put safe and common opioid in vending machines

VANCOUVER— Making a safe opioid available in vending machines may be the next harm reduction tool to fight the deadly …

Report calls on federal and provincial policies to address child poverty in B.C.

VANCOUVER— A coalition of child and youth advocates says one in five children in British Columbia lives in poverty, but …

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