CANADA, July 15 - Provincial laboratories are testing digital tools and innovative solutions to support more rapid diagnostic services to improve access to testing for people living with diseases, such as cancer, throughout B.C. Teams of researchers will …
CANADA, July 12 - Community gaming grants will help not-for-profit organizations in the North deliver programs so people can stay healthy, active and connected. “It’s important that everyone, especially those in rural communities, has opportunities to …
CANADA, July 12 - More student housing is coming to Simon Fraser University (SFU) with the announcement of a 445-bed student housing project to be built at SFU’s Burnaby campus. “When students don’t have access to student housing they are forced into the …
CANADA, July 12 - This week has been marked by several fatal motor vehicle incidents on highways throughout British Columbia. Between Friday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 10, 2024, there were 19 accidental motor-vehicle-related deaths reported to the BC …
CANADA, July 12 - The Province is partnering with the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) to bring a new community funding agreement benefiting people living and working in northwestern B.C. “Working with RBA communities to secure this new …
CANADA, July 12 - Since 1994, the K’ómoks First Nation, along with Canada and B.C., have been working on a modern treaty. Negotiations are nearing completion on the proposed treaty. Planning is underway to initial the treaty, which begins a process to …
CANADA, July 12 - Community gaming grants will help not-for-profit organizations in the Interior deliver programs so people can stay healthy, active and connected. “Supporting programs that help our community stay active and engage in the activities they …
CANADA, July 12 - Community gaming grants will help not-for-profit organizations in the mainland and southwestern region deliver programs so people can stay healthy, active and connected. “Engaging in sport helps people make new friends, develop a new …
CANADA, July 12 - Community gaming grants will help not-for-profit organizations on Vancouver Island and the coast deliver programs so people can stay healthy, active and connected. "Not-for-profit groups are vital to people in Nanaimo – they provide …
CANADA, July 11 - More than 99% of children and youth in care are being visited by child protection workers at least once every 90 days, according to an independent third-party report. The report was commissioned in fall 2023 to help the Ministry of …
CANADA, July 11 - Wilfred Cootes, Chief Councillor of Uchucklesaht Tribe and president of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society — “The Maa-nulth First Nations appreciate the work with our treaty partner the past few years on development of a coastal marine strategy …
CANADA, July 11 - From City of Vernon: https://www.vernon.ca/activities-events/news-events/news-archive/lakeview-wading-peanut-pool-and-spray-park-now-completed The newly constructed Lakeview Wading “Peanut” Pool and spray park are officially completed and …
CANADA, July 11 - More than 14,000 people have died of drug poisonings in B.C. since the public-health emergency was declared in 2016. Despite the implementation of a multifaceted response, the death toll has increased almost every year since the …
CANADA, July 11 - Following a stretch of high temperatures and several heat warnings throughout the province, and with potentially challenging wildfire weather forecast, the BC Wildfire Service is implementing a campfire ban in all parts of B.C., except …
CANADA, July 11 - Fifty-one new B.C. sheriffs will soon begin their careers keeping people safe at courthouses throughout the province. The spring class of graduates from the Justice Institute of British Columbia is the largest class in recent memory, …
CANADA, July 11 - More students and families in Burnaby will have access to affordable and quality child care with 160 additional child care spaces to be created on the local Simon Fraser University campus. “Access to quality, affordable child care is life …
CANADA, July 11 - The Government of Canada and the United States have taken an important step in the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty by reaching an agreement-in-principle (AIP). Today’s milestone in the negotiation process provides a clear road …
CANADA, July 10 - A nearly $200-million partnership between Aspect Biosystems and the governments of B.C. and Canada will create more than 200 jobs and advance the development of cutting-edge bioprinted tissue therapeutics for people in B.C. and around the …
CANADA, July 10 - The B.C. government and the City of Surrey have reached an agreement that will complete the transition to the Surrey Police Service (SPS) by providing oversight, accountability and cost mitigation for residents and businesses in Surrey. …
CANADA, July 10 - B.C.’s Post-Secondary Overdose Prevention and Response Steering Committee has identified early actions to help students stay safe and reduce the risk and harms related to toxic-drug poisonings on campuses. The steering committee is tasked …
