Jan 1 2023 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside roam around on a chilly afternoon as some in the throes of addiction are hunched over on the sidewalk near storefronts. A woman wearing black and white striped...
Dec 1 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group re...
Nov 6 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who don't get the care they need before ending up in overburdened emergency rooms should be a focus for quick action by the country's health ministers as they meet in V...
Oct 23 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become the next premier. However, Anjali Appadurai called ...
Oct 21 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police Department says. Sgt. Steve Addison said the stabbing...
Oct 11 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — SURREY, B.C. — Incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum of Surrey, B.C., is facing consecutive challenges — one at the ballot box and the other in a courtroom. It's an unusual turn of events for McCallum, who was elected on a law-and-order platform in 2018 that i...
Sep 22 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Specialists ranging from cardiologists to pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons are pushing the British Columbia government to alleviate backlogs that have worsened wait times. Their stance comes as the head of the Canadian Medical Association says it'...
Sep 6 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administered naloxone that some realized she'd overdosed on an...
Jul 20 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs to reduce overdoses instead of fearing they will face barriers from their regulatory colleges. Carolyn Bennett said a guidance document by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia […]
Jul 19 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — British Columbia Attorney General David Eby has announced his bid to become the province's next premier, saying he has secured the support of a large majority of New Democrat members of the legislature. Eby's announcement ends weeks of speculation as other high-profile New Democrats have bowed out of this fall's leadership election, with […]
Jul 10 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing shortages that are creating an unprecedented crisis in health care. Dr. Atul Kapur, a spokesman for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, said premiers […]
Jul 7 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't pay" for the procedure. Patrick Bélanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec and all […]
Jun 29 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he'll resign as leader in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention because a second bout with cancer has left him with little energy for a job that's been the thrill of his life. "I wish I had the energy to do more, but […]
Jun 16 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — A former Canadian Football League wide receiver who viciously beat his ex-girlfriend, choked her to death, then staged the scene to make it look like an accident, should be sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole for at least 15 years, a Crown prosecutor says. Brendan McCabe told B.C. Supreme […]
Jun 3 2022 — Camille Bains, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — A former federal health minister who championed decriminalization in Canada says a three-year model approved for British Columbia may not provide ample evidence to ensure the success of a policy that should have been implemented across the country. Jane Philpott said in an interview the evidence from Portugal, the first European country to decriminalize small […]