Health-care vacancies as high as 50% in parts of northern B.C.

The strain on the health-care system in northern B.C. is extreme, with new numbers showing demand for nurses especially is far beyond supply. The crunch is leaving patients without access to basic services and waiting years for surgeries.

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Premier wants involuntary secure-care sites to open by late spring

Premier David Eby, being interviewed at the B.C. legislature. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Cindy E. Harnett Jan 5 2025 Two involuntary secure-care sites are due

Josie Osborne hopes to bring small-town perspective to huge Ministry of Health

B.C.’s new Minister of Health Josie Osborne. Photo by ADRIAN LAM /TIMES COLONIST Alec Lazenby Published Jan 03, 2025 • 5 minute read The Nanaimo native is looking to