A father of three young children has died at Extreme Air Park, a trampoline facility, in Richmond. According to witnesses, he was jumping into a foam pit and broke his neck.

Newborn baby abandoned highlights need for safe havens for unwanted infants. Quotes from Dr. Geoffrey Cundiff, regional head of obstetrics and gynecology for Providence.

VCH has revamped the way it offers services at three Downtown Eastside clinics. Quotes from Bonnie Wilson, VCH’s director of inner city and mental health and substance use.

Public health officials in BC are hoping to prevent a surge in deaths with a novel approach: a vending machine that distributes prescription opioids to addicts.

Philadelphia wants to become the first U.S. city to allow supervised drug injection sites as a way to combat the opioid epidemic.

Pilots proposed in Calgary and Edmonton based on model from Crosstown Clinic, replacing illicit opioids with prescription-grade substitutes in extreme cases.

Dr. Bonnie Henry will replace Kendall, becoming first woman to oversee B.C.’s public health challenges.

Provincial health officer Perry Kendall is confident tools are in place to tackle the opioid overdose crisis that has ravaged this province for more than three years.

VCH has revamped services and care delivery at three Downtown Eastside clinics. Quotes from Bonnie Wilson, VCH’s director of inner city and mental health and substance use.

VCH says the new Heatley Community Health Centre will lead to better health outcomes for patients by bringing multiple front-line services together under one roof.