Adrian Dix

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NDP cabinet ministers, from left, Ravi Kahlon, Lana Popham, Murray Rankin and Mike Farnworth wait to enter the House on final day of the spring sitting at the B.C. legislature in Victoria on May 11, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Dirk Meissner

BC's spring session leaves NDP facing turmoil in public housing management

The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but ended the sitting on Thursday, May 11, 2023, amid turmoil over its public housing agency.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | May 12th 2023

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C. to limit access to diabetes drug Ozempic, hyped for weight loss

British Columbia's health minister plans to announce how the government will ensure patients in the province will have secure access to the diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | March 28th 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau says he won't throw money at healthcare without true reform plan from provinces

The federal and provincial governments appear deadlocked in their negotiations on the future of health care in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's latest comments suggest he will not be the one to blink first.

By Laura Osman | News, Politics | December 14th 2022

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma is congratulated by Premier David Eby after being sworn in during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Finance minister out in B.C. cabinet shuffle

British Columbia Premier David Eby unveiled a new-look cabinet on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, that elevates several first-time ministers to prominent positions, retains veterans in long-held posts and moves the finance minister to a post-secondary education portfolio.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | December 8th 2022

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks after being sworn in as the province's 37th premier during a ceremony at the Musqueam Nation in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Eby to announce cabinet, sparking speculation about early election

Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election call.

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | December 7th 2022

B.C. prepared to cancel surgeries as hospitals fill with respiratory cases

Plans to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses by cancelling surgeries are in place in British Columbia hospitals, says Health Minister Adrian Dix, as parents worry about long emergency room waits with sick children.

By Dirk Meissner & Brieanna Charlebois | News, Politics | November 25th 2022

Dr. Penny Ballem speaks at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

B.C will offer COVID-19 booster soon for 12-plus and new vaccines coming

British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | July 9th 2022

An electronic microscope image shows the monkeypox virus seen by a team from the Arbovirus Laboratory and the Genomics and Bioinformatics Units of the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid. File photo by The Associated Press

Monkeypox case identified in Vancouver resident

The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases.

By The Canadian Press | News | June 7th 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan has COVID but symptoms 'mild' so far

"Fortunately, my symptoms are mild and that is thanks to being fully vaccinated," said Horgan. "I'm following public health guidance, isolating and working from home until my symptoms resolve."

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | April 5th 2022

Pfizer-BioNTech, COVID-19 booster vaccine dose, Montreal,

Guidance for Canada on fourth dose of COVID vaccine coming soon

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to release guidance on fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early April as public health indicators tick up across Canada.

By Nicole Thompson | News, Politics | April 1st 2022

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