Tag: healthcare

B.C. sees flux in job applications from international health workers

Provincial Emily Joveski - July 19, 2025

Within the past two months, British Columbia has received close to 780 job applications from qualified health professionals in...

Peninsula Co-op donates $100,000 to CDHF for new medical equipment

Community Justin Baumgardner - June 23, 2025

The Cowichan District Hospital Foundation (CDHF) has received a generous donation from Peninsula Co-op One hundred thousand dollars was...

Women’s healthcare on Vancouver Island gets $1.76 million boost

Health Care Scott Penfold - May 26, 2025

Women’s cancer care on Vancouver Island just received a major boost, thanks to an outpouring of generosity at the...

Record-breaking fundraiser helps improve healthcare north of the Malahat

Community Justin Baumgardner - October 24, 2024

The Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) is ahead of schedule to raise money for a critical care unit in...

BCEHS recognized with national award for leading high-quality care across BC

Health Care Justin Baumgardner - July 8, 2024

BC Emergency Health Services says they're just one of two organizations that has been recognized nationally to re-shape out...

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IIO recommends no charges after pedestrians hit by off-duty RCMP officer

RCMP August 15, 2025

The Independent Investigations Office is not recommending action against an off-duty RCMP officer driving a vehicle that hit two pedestrians in April.

School officials say B.C.’s new safety policies should come with provincial funding

Provincial August 15, 2025

B.C. school officials say the province’s move to require AEDs and naloxone kits in all public schools is a positive step, but some are concerned about a lack of provincial funding to support the requirements.

Cowichan SAR and local brewery team up to raise money for new search and rescue facility

Community August 15, 2025

Cowichan Search and Rescue is working with another partner to raise money to build a new search and rescue building in North Cowichan.

One person dies in collision on Malahat

RCMP August 15, 2025

The Shawnigan Lake RCMP says one person died in an accident near the Malahat Summit on Thursday afternoon.

Dubai chocolate recall expands due to salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Provincial August 14, 2025

The Public Health Agency of Canada has added more brands of Dubai chocolate bars to the list of recalled products due to a salmonella outbreak in certain pistachio products.

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