Adrian Dix

The first case of a new, highly-mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected for the first time in Canada, British Columbia health officials said on Tuesday. The variant, dubbed BA.2.86, was confirmed in the…

The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent “incompetence” by doctors who could write thousands of prescriptions for drugs that go to patients outside…

Premier David Eby and two federal ministers held talks today focusing on reaching bilateral agreements on health-care issues in British Columbia. The talks come after Canada’s premiers agreed this week to accept a federal offer that…

British Columbia’s health minister says he’s “delighted” Canada’s premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health funding. Adrian Dix says the premiers had long…

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says supplies of children’s painkillers are increasing rapidly, but not quickly enough to meet an expected winter surge in demand. Duclos, speaking after funding meetings with provincial and…

After more than two days of meeting, provincial health ministers and the federal health minister have been unable to come up with next steps on health care funding. In a statement from the Council of the Federation, released while the…

After months of feuding over calls for increased transfers, the federal government says it’s willing to provide additional health-care dollars to provinces and territories. In exchange, however, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves…

Midwives and mothers say they’re concerned by the shrinking number of midwives in Abbotsford, B.C., as fewer people enter the profession and others leave it. When Alescia Richardson began practicing 13 years ago, she said there were…

British Columbia health officials have announced B.C. will be dropping restrictions for indoor and outdoor gatherings while keeping the B.C. vaccine card in place. Bars and nightclubs will be allowed to reopen and events can operate…

B.C. health officials said Monday that 3,325 health-care workers, or about 2.6 per cent of the workforce, are not yet vaccinated have been placed on unpaid leave. Health Minister Adrian Dix said, as of midnight Sunday, 127,448…