BC Cancer’s breast screening program offers no-cost screening mammograms to eligible people in BC.  Screening mammograms are available to most women, and many Two-Spirit, trans and gender-diverse individuals, 40 years and older, who have no symptoms. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers found in BC with around 3,500 receiving a breast cancer […]

Most people care about the planet and each other. Yet we watch in dismay as moneyed and powerful forces destroy the natural systems our health and lives depend on. Addressing global heating and biodiversity loss — which affect everyone but disproportionately the marginalized and vulnerable — requires those in government and industry to act with […]

Women and gender-diverse people who are experiencing complex menopause symptoms can now access specialized care at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre’s new Complex Menopause Clinic, a first of its kind in Western Canada. “Women and gender-diverse people face unique health challenges that are often overlooked – and menopause is one of them,” said Josie […]

Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) finds that 165 people died from unregulated toxic drugs in April 2025. In 2025, deaths among those between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 68% of drug-toxicity deaths in the province, and 77% were male. April marks a return to more than 160 deaths […]

 Interior Health (IH) has confirmed additional measles cases in the Interior. Locations with identified cases include Kamloops, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and the Nelson area. IH is following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to the cases as part of normal contact tracing. For a full list of exposure locations across […]

It’s never been more important for people in Canada to focus on protecting and restoring life-sustaining nature and advancing social justice. But our governments are instead fueling accelerated industrial expansion and trampling Indigenous rights. It’s dismaying. Governments throughout Canada are showing a renewed zeal for extraction, often accompanied by a failure to uphold Indigenous rights. […]

Trail and area residents are advised that the Trail Health Centre Laboratory, located on the third floor of the downtown medical building at 1101 Dewdney Avenue, will be closed as of July 28, 2025.Outpatient laboratory services, including specimen collection, are available at the LifeLabs Trail Patient Services Centre (PSC), located on the second floor at Waneta Plaza. Interior Health will […]

By Bhavini Gohel and Muskaan Muse Laroyia Wildfires are already burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in. Smoke from wildfires has already led Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings for much of Ontario. In Toronto, smoke led to the […]

According to preliminary data, 132 people in February and 143 people in March 2025 died due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service. In the first three months of 2025, deaths among those between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 67% of drug-toxicity deaths in the province, and 76% […]

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at Slocan Community Health Centre. People […]