COVID-19 Mandate Officially Ended By BC Government

The BC government and its COVID-19 lead Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC's provincial health officer (PHO), has officially ended the pandemic mandate. "As British Columbia's provincial health officer, I am issuin...

Baylis Medical Technology Head Meets Members Of Indo-Canadian Community

Members of the local Indo-Canadian community met Frank Baylis, Executive Chairperson of the Baylis Medical Technologies in Surrey, and discussed issues related to health care, education, justice, immi...

Pharmacist Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu Suspended After Alleged 'Inappropriate' Dispensing Of Narcotics

An Indo-Canadian pharmacist managing a South Vancouver pharmacy has been suspended after questionable conduct the second time. Health Hub Pharmacy manager Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu's pharmacist registrati...

Mental Health Affects Us All But We Need To Band Together To Help Nip It In The Butt

By Zile Singh“An enlightened mind is like heaven; a mind in darkness is like hell.” – a Chinese proverb.The mind is the man. Man is a balanced combination of body, mind, and soul. In the absence...

BC To Expand Mental-Health, Addictions Support For South Asian community

BC government announced that expanded support is coming for mental health and addictions for the South Asian community, which is struggling with mental-health or addictions challenges in greater Vanco...

More Than 14,000 Dead In BC From Toxic Drugs Over 8 Years Of Public Health Crisis

More than 14,000 British Columbians have died from toxic drugs over an eight year period. As BC announced the latest death figures for April 2024 at 182 from unregulated toxic drugs, it said more than...

BC Going After Businesses That Hurt People

The public health accountability and cost recovery act will provide the tools necessary for the government to recover costs associated with the promotion, marketing and distribution of products that a...

EPIDEMIC: Almost 200 British Columbians Died From Toxic Overdose In January 2024

The toxic drug epidemic is now killing more British Columbians than many other causes of death including suicides and murders. The latest figures show that at least 198 deaths suspected to have been c...

WHO NEEDS DOCTORS? Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drugs To Treat 21 Minor Ailments

Starting June 1, 2023, people in B.C. can get prescriptions from their pharmacist for contraceptives and medications to treat 21 minor ailments, such as allergies, shingles, cold sores, pink eye and u...