Tracey Gundersen, 56, died in November after waiting more than half a hour for paramedics to reach her apartment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. (Chelsea Brent/ supplied) Changes are coming to B.C.’s 911... Read more »
Many Canadians suffer from sleep disturbances, and experts say they affect men and women differently. (Shutterstock/OKcamera) Frustration: that’s the word Vancouverite Jacqueline Sinclair uses most often to describe her insomnia. There’s the... Read more »
B.C. Attorney General David Eby speaks at the provincial legislature in Victoria in May 2019. (Michael McArthur/CBC) The British Columbia government says any proposed settlement from opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma needs to... Read more »
Children are pictured playing at a daycare in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2019. Some critics argue that psychological evaluations during family legal disputes do not help children and can even hurt them.... Read more »
A man holds up a small bag containing street drugs. Advocates want the government to provide a safe and legal supply of drugs to allow users to avoid the toxic street supply... Read more »
Advocates say a safe supply of drugs is needed to combat the thousands of deaths from the opioid crisis. But what exactly does that mean? (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Federal and provincial governments... Read more »
Advocates say a safe supply of drugs is needed to combat the thousands of deaths from the opioid crisis. But what exactly does that mean? (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Federal and provincial governments... Read more »
Kia Johnsen sits in her wheelchair holding the artificial leg that PharmaCare wouldn’t replace when it wore out, following government-authorized surgery. (Christian Amundson/CBC) Kia Johnsen will soon be able to walk on... Read more »
Bioengineered medicine is the single biggest expense for public drug plans. Biosimilar drugs are cheaper alternatives to name-brand drugs. (Shutterstock / Atstock Productio) The British Columbia government says it is expanding its substitute... Read more »
Adele DeVuyst, a microblading artist, has blanketed her closet-sized work studio in East Vancouver with dangling pothos plants. (Ben Nelms/CBC) The plants outnumber the workers at Vancouver’s East Side Games. Ninety or... Read more »