Daphne Bramham: 'Terrible, terrible tragedy' at Surrey recovery home should have been preventable

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:33:27 +0000

At the house on 138A Street where the most recent death occurred, there were 11 substantiated complaints. Only one was dealt with, according to the most recent report posted on the Assisted Living Registry’s website.

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B.C. wants federal health funding lift before national pharmacare program

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:52:02 +0000

VICTORIA — B.C. wants more money from Ottawa for health care before a national pharmacare program is created, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan echoed other provincial and territorial leaders at this week’s Council of the Federation meeting in Toronto by calling for a 5.2 per cent increase in the annual federal health transfer, instead of […]

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NDP, Liberals spar over child care progress

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:53:59 +0000

VICTORIA — B.C.’s NDP government is behind in opening the new child care spaces it promised, according to figures released Wednesday by the Opposition Liberals. But the minister responsible says thousands of new spaces are on the way and still count toward reaching the government’s goals. The NDP promised to open “24,000 new child care […]

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