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Katie DeRosa - Provincial affairs reporter | CBC Loaded

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Provincial affairs reporter

Katie DeRosa is the provincial affairs reporter for CBC British Columbia. She is
based in Victoria.


LATEST FROM KATIE DEROSA


B.C. SHOULD CONSIDER NON-PRESCRIBED DRUG ALTERNATIVES: TOP DOCTOR

The B.C. NDP government has swiftly rejected a recommendation from the
province's top doctor that B.C. expand its safer supply program and allow people
to obtain opioids without a prescription, including at compassion clubs and even
retail stores. 
Canada -British Columbia |July 11



B.C. NDP LEAD IN POLITICAL DONATIONS, BUT CONSERVATIVES SURGING

The ruling B.C. NDP raised more than its three rivals combined in the last three
months, but the B.C. Conservatives have leapfrogged B.C. United when it comes to
political donations.
Canada -British Columbia |July 10



MERRITT, B.C., MAYOR SAYS HE'LL BILL PROVINCE OVER ER CLOSURES

Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz says he'll send the province a bill to compensate for
persistent ER closures at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Canada -British Columbia |July 8



BELLINGHAM CANCER PROGRAM HAS COST B.C. $16M OVER PAST YEAR

The province has spent $16 million so far to send just over 800 patients to
Bellingham, Wash., for radiation therapy. One Vancouver doctor says "it makes no
sense" that the government is subsidizing private U.S. clinics while opposing
private health care in B.C.
Canada -British Columbia |July 8



3 MORE B.C. NDP MINISTERS SAY THEY WON'T SEEK RE-ELECTION

Three veteran B.C. NDP cabinet ministers announced this week they will not be
running in the province's fall election, bringing the total of incumbents
stepping down to 11.
Canada -British Columbia |July 4



WHY SOME BRITISH COLUMBIANS CAN'T OR WON'T ACCESS CROSS-BORDER CANCER CARE

New data from the B.C. Cancer agency reveals how many British Columbia patients
are taking advantage of a two-year government program that provides coverage for
faster radiation therapy in Bellingham.
Canada -British Columbia |July 5



MAID LAWSUIT SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON FAITH-BASED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

A recent lawsuit over access to medical assistance in dying in some B.C.
hospitals has highlighted the practices of religious health organizations, who
are allowed to opt out of providing certain services in B.C. if they conflict
with their values and beliefs.
Canada -British Columbia |June 28



OVER 600 B.C. RESIDENTS HAVE GONE TO U.S. FOR CANCER CARE

Health Minister Adrian Dix said by relying on two Bellingham clinics to treat
breast and prostate cancer patients, it’s reduced the backlog here in B.C.
Canada -British Columbia |June 27



PROVIDENCE HEALTH REVEALS 19 PATIENTS WERE FORCED TO TRANSFER THIS YEAR DUE TO
ITS MAID POLICY

Nineteen people this year have been forced to transfer out of Providence Health
Care facilities to access medical assistance in dying (MAID), a scenario
advocates say proves the attempted fix by the province isn't good enough.
Canada -British Columbia |June 18



WOMAN'S FAMILY SUES B.C., HOSPITAL OPERATOR OVER MAID POLICY

The family of a Vancouver woman who was forced to transfer hospitals before she
could receive medical assistance in dying (MAID) is suing the province of
British Columbia and Providence Health Care, saying the health organization's
policy to ban MAID in its facilities violates patients' Charter rights.  
Canada -British Columbia |June 17
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