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B.C.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases

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B.C.’s flu season is off to an early start, with influenza cases rising as the province begins its fall vaccination campaign.

Paramedics union says B.C. quietly scaling back community care program

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B.C.’s paramedics union is raising concerns that the province’s Community Paramedicine program is being scaled back.

B.C. Nurses’ Union says contract talks with the province reached an impasse

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The B.C. Nurses' Union said Thursday it will expand job action to more hospitals after negotiations with the province broke down.

B.C.’s toxic drug deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels, with 109 deaths in May

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Preliminary data suggest toxic drug deaths in British Columbia fell to their lowest monthly level in more than five years in May.

B.C. Nurses Union says members are facing intimidation as job action ramps up

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The B.C. Nurses' Union said nurses are facing intimidation from health employers as job action escalates across the province.

B.C. nurses to launch picket line at Vancouver General Hospital

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British Columbia nurses will expand job action Tuesday with a picket line at Vancouver General Hospital.
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Appeal court decision clears the way for B.C.’s class action against opioid companies to proceed

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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.

B.C. nurses launch job action after rejecting tentative agreement

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

B.C. nurses poised for job action after issuing 72-hour strike notice

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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.

Researchers say B.C. lags on heat safety for workers, five years after deadly heat dome

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Five years after British Columbia's deadly heat dome, researchers say the province needs stronger protections to prevent workers from dying in extreme heat.
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Revelstoke reminds residents to be prepared for heat-related emergencies

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The City of Revelstoke is reminding residents to be prepared for heat-related emergencies, as temperatures rise and the risk of wildfires increase.

B.C. nurses reject tentative agreement with the province

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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.
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