Camille Bains

Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, Carolyn Bennett, Jennifer Whiteside,

Not everyone believes B.C.'s decriminalization plan will reduce OD deaths

Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic drug supply.

News, Politics | January 31st 2023

The emergency sign of a Toronto hospital is photographed on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Alex Lupul

Flu, RSV, COVID overtaxes children's hospitals in Canada

A flu season that started early, hospitalized far more children than usual and overwhelmed emergency departments has revealed that Canada's health-care system is chronically underfunded when it comes to the most vulnerable citizens, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist says.

News | December 6th 2022

Outgoing Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, who was defeated in the recent municipal election, arrives at provincial court for the first day of his public mischief trial, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Witness relates nasty public spat with former Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum

Debi Johnstone told provincial court on Monday, October 31, 2022, that she recognized McCallum while her vehicle was stopped at a crosswalk on the morning of Sept. 4, 2021, just before she joined others collecting signatures for a petition aimed at seeking a referendum to keep the RCMP in Surrey.

News, Politics | November 1st 2022

B.C. NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai attends a protest against the Trans Mountain pipeline and a rally calling for the protection of Stoney Creek, in Burnaby, B.C., on September 17, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Now Anjali Appadurai calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency

The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become the next premier.

News, Politics | October 23rd 2022

Vancouver police officers are seen near a homeless man's tent where a female member of the RCMP was stabbed to death in Burnaby, B.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Police can face violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer

Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police Department says.

News | October 21st 2022

Carol Todd pauses while speaking outside B.C. Supreme Court as she holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, in New Westminster, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canadian judge sentences Dutch 'sextortionist' to 13 years for online violation leading to suicide of teenager Amanda Todd

A British Columbia judge who imposed an unprecedented 13-year sentence on an "internet sextortionist" says he has no insight into his crimes against a vulnerable child whose life he set out to destroy.

News | October 15th 2022

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks during a COVID-19 update at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Schools not to blame for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer

British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should not be interpreted to suggest those infections occurred mostly in schools.

News, Politics | September 15th 2022