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Add heroin, fentanyl to safer supply, Henry says

Add heroin, fentanyl to safer supply, Henry says

The safe-supply model and decriminalization of carrying personal amounts of drugs are the subject of intense political debate.
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Schools need to take quick action on sexual misconduct by students, says expert

Schools need to take quick action on sexual misconduct by students, says expert

A sexual-violence expert warns that perpetrators who aren’t dealt with at the K-12 level could go on to repeat their behaviour in college and university
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Private MRI clinic unable to open at Hillside mall after accreditation denied

Private MRI clinic unable to open at Hillside mall after accreditation denied

Extremity MRI had planned to open in the spring or summer of last year, providing scans of extremities such as knees, ankles, feet, hands, wrists, forearms and elbows
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It’s Hockey Day in Victoria and our cups runneth over

It’s Hockey Day in Victoria and our cups runneth over

Both the Stanley Cup and the Grey Cup are in town as Greater Victoria marks Hockey Day in Canada today with a festival at Ship Point. Plus, Victoria is featured during a 12.5-hour broadcast of NHL hockey games.
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Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of Influenza A and RSV have been “steadily increasing over the last few weeks”
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Nurse liaison aims to help queer community feel supported in hospital

Nurse liaison aims to help queer community feel supported in hospital

Island Health created the position to reduce barriers for LGBTQ+ people in accessing health care
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B.C. to provide at-home self-screening tests for cervical cancer

B.C. to provide at-home self-screening tests for cervical cancer

The goal is to phase out Pap tests for more effective HPV testing.
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Port Alberni mourns former councillor who died in New Zealand crash

Port Alberni mourns former councillor who died in New Zealand crash

Helen Poon, 34, who served on city council for one term and ran unsuccessfully for the B.C. Liberals in the Mid-Island Pacific Rim riding in the 2020 election, died Jan. 4
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Education a lifeline for Afghan sisters studying in Victoria

Education a lifeline for Afghan sisters studying in Victoria

Scholarship allowed the sisters to escape heavily restricted lives in Afghanistan, after a bombing at one of their schools in Kabul killed 52 students
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Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

But Adrian Dix says the province is moving in the right direction, with new hirings of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, as well as more surgeries and tests
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