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B.C.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases

Health Emily Joveski -
B.C.’s flu season is off to an early start, with influenza cases rising as the province begins its fall vaccination campaign.

Paramedics union says B.C. quietly scaling back community care program

Health Emily Joveski -
B.C.’s paramedics union is raising concerns that the province’s Community Paramedicine program is being scaled back.

Judge finds B.C. policy requiring foreign-trained doctors to work in rural areas is illegal

Health Emily Joveski -
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the province cannot require international medical graduates to work in designated communities after completing their residency.

After a respite, Kootenay-Boundary drug deaths spike in June

Health My Creston Now Staff -
According to statistics out today from the BC Coroners Service, there were five deaths in the West Kootenay-Boundary in June and two deaths in the East Kootenay.

BC SPCA urge pets owners to take precaution during air quality advisories

Health Kate Brown -
The BC SPCA is urging pet owners to take precautions during air quality advisories to keep animals comfortable during wildfire season.

Wildfire smoke prompts orange air quality warning for Creston

Health My Creston Now Staff -
An air quality warning for Creston and surrounding areas has been upgraded to orange for the next 24 to 48 hours as wildfire smoke affects the region.

Orange air quality alert issued as wildfire smoke blankets parts of B.C.

Health Emily Joveski -
Air quality warnings have been upgraded to orange for several regions of southern and central B.C. as wildfire smoke is expected to linger for the next 24 to 48 hours.

B.C. nurses to end provincewide job action after accepting mediators’ recommendations

Health Kate Brown -
The Nurses' Bargaining Association has ended provincewide job action after accepting settlement recommendations from special mediators, with outstanding compensation issues expected to proceed to binding arbitration this fall.

B.C. Nurses Union says mediation talks with province will resume Tuesday

Health Emily Joveski -
The B.C. Nurses' Union said mediation in its contract dispute with health employers will resume Tuesday after a three-day pause.

BC Children’s Hospital urges families to make summer safety part of outdoor play

Health My Creston Now Staff -
With children spending more time at playgrounds, sports fields and parks during the summer, an injury prevention expert is encouraging families to take simple precautions to help keep outdoor activities safe.

B.C. nurses pause picket lines as mediation begins

Health Kate Brown -
Nurses' Bargaining Association enters mediation with cautious optimism, pauses picket lines to support productive negotiations.
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