Victoria General Hospitalās maternity team will now have in-house registered midwives
Great news for birthing parents and care providers!
āImaging is Powerā: Victoria charity launches $11-million campaign for critical imaging equipment
Itās their biggest campaign yet!
Victoria ranked within top 10 Canadian cities for best sexual health
Safety first! š
BC doctors and nurses blame expanding LNG industry for rampant wildfires and disease
They want a prohibition on new fracking developments.
Port Hardy Hospital abruptly shuts down emergency department due to nursing shortages
Effective immediately.
Nearly 250K BC healthcare workersā private information hacked in data breach
Three websites hosted on one server were impacted.
Thereās a yoga festival happening at Bilston Creek Lavender Farm in Metchosin this weekend
If youāve been searching for inner peace, this might be for youš§āāļø
Saanich Peninsula Hospital emergency room closed overnight for the summer
Due to staffing shortages.
BC set to launch a new provincial pharmaceutical online booking system
Book at your convenience!
BC becomes first province with universal coverage for those with opioid addiction
Over 1,600 paid out of pocket for this treatment in 2021.
Lake Cowichan to get free sunscreen dispensers as part of pilot program
Better to apply sunscreen than aloe vera.
HAVN floating nordic spa opens its reclaimed cedar doors to the public (PHOTOS)
Sweat it out with a view!
BC pharmacists can now prescribe treatments for minor ailments and contraceptives
Cut out the middle-man to get your ointments and pills!
āSustainable cancer careā: New cancer center coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
The business plan should be approved by fall 2023.
Brand new health-conscious cafĆ© opening in Esquimaltās West Bay this weekend (PHOTOS)
For the health-conscious who donāt want to sacrifice flavour!
Greater Victoria Public Library branches offering free period products
The initiative is designed to break down period poverty barriers.
Province takes action amidst diabetes drug shortage across Canada and USA
People have been taking it to lose weight.
Backyard chickens and bees allow Victoria city-slickers to dip their toes into urban farming
If you want chickens and bees, you can have them! šš
āWe made itā: HAVN Harbour Saunas docked permanently at Victoriaās Inner Harbour (PHOTOS)
They will be open to the public beginning June 1st!
Hereās how you can get your bike ready to rip for spring in Victoria
Get your butt on the seat already!
These Greater Victoria clinics offer mental health services free for Indigenous folks
They have a Fernwood location and a new clinic in Langford.
Seniors rejoice: Over 300 long-term care beds coming to Colwood for aging population
The new care home will be near the corner of Metchosin Road and Latoria Boulevard.
Several Vancouver Island ācrisis pregnancy centresā mislead women with anti-abortion agendas
They all have ties to national anti-abortion organizations.
Community rallies around dying Nanaimo woman after being evicted from home
The landlord shut off the heat and power
Nurse practitioners in BC can now order involuntary admission for psychiatric patients
VicPD says this will benefit them too.
Crystal Poolās ācrumbling facilityā may finally get long-awaited replacement
The facility was built in 1971.
Indigenous people in BC correctional facilities failed by PHSA: Auditor General
Less than half of Indigenous inmates received proper care.
There will be a rally in support of people with eating disorders at the...
Marking the last day of Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Canadians should be drinking less than 7 alcoholic beverages per week according to recent...
Maybe āDry Januaryā isnāt such a bad idea after all.
āItās a waterpark for adultsā: Floating sauna barge approved for Victoriaās Inner Harbour (PHOTOS)
It will feature two-levels of hot tubs, saunas, cold pools and more! š§
BC offering incentives to internationally educated nurses to work in province
More than $3,700 in fees will be free.
Influx of respiratory illnesses forces RJH and VGH to reopen emergency operation centres
Hospitalizations typically increase during the month of January.
Hereās why so many Victorians fail to stick with their New Yearās resolutions
68.6% of Canadians were unable to keep them š³
10 places to polar bear swim in Greater Victoria to start the new year...
Seize the day with a cold water plunge šāāļøš„¶
The art of doing nothing: A new style of tourism is coming to the...
Rest, relax and repeat š§š»āāļø
Hereās how Victorians can avoid the impostor phenomenon impacting most Canadians
It impacts nearly 70% of North Americans.
Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks out on influenza-related deaths in BC children
Six have died of influenza-related causes this flu season.
Victoria charity event raises $215,000 to purchase a new health monitor system
Funds will be used to replace a 17-year-old bedside monitors
BC urges families to vaccinate children against influenza amid pressure on health-care system
A surge in flu cases is impacting hospitals.
BC government hires 54 newly graduated doctors to provide full-service primary care
And another 60 could be hired soon.
A new urgent care centre is now open at Gorge Road Hospital
Marking the sixth urgent care centre in Greater Victoria.
Canadian Blood Services is facing low blood inventory if more donors donāt step forward
Cancer patients, accident victims and people with blood disorders rely on donations.
Walk-in service at Island Health outpatient lab in Sidney to close temporarily
This won't impact people with appointments.
Blue-green algae bloom at Wrigglesworth Lake prompts CRD advisory
The algae can lead to lethal liver damage in dogs.
Hereās a look at Vancouver Islandās first dementia village (PHOTOS)
Construction is now underway.
British Columbia has the lowest life satisfaction rate of any Canadian province
Time to move to Newfoundland? š¤
Outpatient lab in Sidney temporarily closes for three weeks
Itās expected to reopen on July 4th.
The first monkeypox case has been reported in BC and it’s a little close...
It was confirmed today.
Victoria Hospitals Foundation raises over $430K for new medical equipment
VGH will get new equipment for spine and trauma-related surgeries.