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First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor

First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor

VICTORIA — Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated," nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergenc
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Letters: Tenants are underdogs in the renting relationship

Letters: Tenants are underdogs in the renting relationship

'Years of real estate speculation has driven both house prices and rents into the stratosphere. Housing, a basic human right, is becoming unaffordable for more and more people.'
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Antiquing squabble shows billing error no excuse for not paying, rules B.C. tribunal

Antiquing squabble shows billing error no excuse for not paying, rules B.C. tribunal

Two parties must expressly agree to a final payment even when a billing error is made on a transaction, states a recent Civil Resolution Tribunal ruling.
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Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data

Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data

Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic drug supply.
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New helmet gives Sikh kids a ticket to ride — or roll

New helmet gives Sikh kids a ticket to ride — or roll

Bold Helmet invented to accommodate hair covering for cycling, skateboarding or scootering.
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B.C. woman's delayed baggage claim against Air Canada tossed out on technicalities

B.C. woman's delayed baggage claim against Air Canada tossed out on technicalities

The passenger did not file a claim within 21 days of the delayed baggage arrival.
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Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns

Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns

Health Canada is reviewing the safety of domperidone, a drug prescribed off-label to improve breast milk supply, amid reports that some mothers in Canada and the U.S. have had serious psychiatric symptoms when they tried to stop taking the drug.
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By the numbers for British Columbia's overdose crisis

By the numbers for British Columbia's overdose crisis

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner released overdose figures for 2022, showing 2,272 residents died from toxic drugs last year. Lisa Lapointe says drug toxicity remains the leading cause of unnatural death in B.C.
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Letters: Public inquiries in Gibsons a matter of democracy

Letters: Public inquiries in Gibsons a matter of democracy

'At the Jan. 17 council meeting, a group of 15 or so residents stood up at the commencement of the meeting in silent protest, wearing masks with X’s across the mouth and showing councillors the signs that were created to convey the point that the elimination of Inquiries is un-democratic. The idea that dialogues should replace inquiries isn’t well founded.'
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Will B.C. cut case workers' access to health records?

Will B.C. cut case workers' access to health records?

An Indigenous mother whose two eldest children were removed from her custody after a case worker examined her medical records is once again challenging a provision of B.C.
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