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Province says more than 400 U.S.-trained health workers have come to work B.C.

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More than 400 U.S.-trained health professionals have accepted jobs in British Columbia since last spring as the province ramps up recruitment to address ongoing health-care worker shortages.

Members of ambulance paramedics union accept collective agreement

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The union representing more than 6,000 paramedics and dispatch staff said members have voted to ratify a new collective agreement.

B.C. reports 150 toxic drug deaths in first month of 2026

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An estimated 150 people died from unregulated drugs in B.C. in January, a 10 per cent decrease from the same month last year, the B.C. Coroners Service said.

B.C. paramedics union weighing job action after contract talks break down

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The union representing nearly 6,000 ambulance paramedics in British Columbia says it is considering job action after contract talks with the province broke down.  Ambulance...

Interior Health names Sylvia Weir permanent president and CEO

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Weir, who was filling in as interim CEO after Susan Brown stepped down in June, will take over the job permanently, the health authority announced today. Weir was previously the organization's chief financial officer.

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