Katie DeRosa

“I’ve been nursing for 14 years and ... the illicit drug use is just so much more prevalent,” says one nurse at Royal Inland Hospital.

The B.C. Nurses’ Union says illicit drug use is widespread in hospitals, and it’s putting nurses and patients at risk.

B.C. seniors who qualify for the government’s rental assistance program will get a one-time top up of $430 plus more subsidies

Program has been criticized amid concerns that some of gov’t-provided hydromorphone isn’t being taken by patient but sold for street drugs.

Despite polls that show the upstart B.C. Conservatives eclipsing B.C. United, Falcon said he’s confident he can win over centre-right voters

The rebate will be applied to 3.6 million policies, which will be paid by direct deposit or by cheque by July.

B.C. United leader Kevin Falcon said the timing of the announcement was suspicious and aimed at burying bad news.

The head of B.C.’s public service would not say if the hack is linked to the security breach of Microsoft’s systems

The funding will increase the province’s existing heat pump rebate to cover up to $16,000 of the cost. Previously homeowners could receive up to $9,500 to cover the cost of a heat pump, which left people out of pocket for the remaining costs.

Kevin Falcon and John Rustad put to bed rumours that Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West would be the leader of a merged centre-right party.