The program is modelled on last year’s Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative, which the province says has reduced offending and increased charges for high-risk violent offenders.
The resolution, to be considered at the UBCM in September, asks the province to give communities and clinics the funding, health-care workers and clinic space they need.
The report from the provincial health officer calls for alcohol-risk warning labels, pricing based on strength rather than volume, and more public education around risks.
Kelly Worthen was advised against getting an expensive vaccine for the rare Japanese encephalitis virus, a decision she regrets after years of suffering.
The federal government plans to deploy $2 billion to support young Canadians with paid, job-ready placements that lead directly to registered apprenticeships.
The tests determine whether cancer-causing mutation was inherited from the mother’s or father’s side of the family, so other relatives can be notified.
