Health

Residents of Oliver and the surrounding area will need to seek emergency care elsewhere for several hours while South Okanagan General Hospital's emergency department temporarily closes.

British Columbia nurses will expand job action Tuesday with a picket line at Vancouver General Hospital.

B.C.'s attorney general said the province's class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over the overdose crisis will move ahead after the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed the latest legal challenges.

The B.C. Nurses' Union (BCNU) said it has launched job action across the province after issuing a 72-hour strike notice Monday.

Nurses in B.C. could begin job action as early as Thursday after the B.C. Nurses' Union issued a 72-hour strike notice Monday.

Five years after British Columbia's deadly heat dome, researchers say the province needs stronger protections to prevent workers from dying in extreme heat.

Members of the B.C. Nurses' Union have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the province, with 67 per cent voting against the deal, the union said Friday.

A new survey by Doctors of B.C. and Consultant Specialists of B.C. suggests specialist wait-lists in the province grew by 10 per cent over the past year, with most specialists reporting longer delays and warning the system lacks enough physicians to meet rising demand.

Toxic drug deaths in Canada fell sharply in 2025, but federal health officials warned the crisis remains far from over.

A new study found B.C.’s universal contraception program has sharply reduced out-of-pocket costs for patients, with young adults seeing the biggest savings.