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Indigenous women report "shocking" mistreatment during childbirth care: study
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (804+ words) Published 10: 00 am Thursday, July 9, 2026 New data from a first-of-its-kind nationwide maternity study led by University of British Columbia researchers has found that three-quarters of Indigenous women surveyed report some form of mistreatment or disrespect from care providers during pregnancy and…...
B. C. expanding scope of practice for midwives
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (391+ words) Published 12: 26 pm Thursday, May 7, 2026 B. C. Health Minister Josie Osborne in Victoria on Feb. 19, 2025. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) B. C. is expanding the scope of practice for midwives in several ways, including prescribing the abortion pill to provide a safe, medical abortion in…...
Infant from Fort St. John spends 240 days in BC Children's Hospital
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (362+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Friday, March 13, 2026 Bensyn and his mom Cailey at pet therapy at BC Children's Hospital. (Choices Lottery) Bensyn spent more than half of his first year on earth in the hospital, far from his home in Fort St. John....
Female inequity likely an underlying cause of OB/GYN shortage: Fraser Health doctor
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (447+ words) Published 2: 45 pm Thursday, January 22, 2026 Female inequity is a likely underlying reason behind OB/GYN staffing shortages and the ongoing maternity diversions at local hospitals, including White Rock's Peace Arch Hospital, says one top Fraser Health physician. Dr. Darren Lazare, Fraser…...
Yukon discriminated against pregnant women by cutting midwifery: Rights panel
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (799+ words) Published 1: 30 pm Tuesday, January 20, 2026 The Yukon Human Rights Commission office is seen in downtown Whitehorse. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News file) The Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication has ruled the territorial government discriminated against a pregnant woman by eliminating access…...
Great way to ring in the new year" Nanaimo"s first baby of 2026 named Kira
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (211+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Friday, January 2, 2026 Nanaimo residents Chaitanya Spencer and Ashish Sharma got a welcome surprise, as their second daughter became the first baby born in Nanaimo in 2026. Kira Spencer Sharma was born at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, weighing 6 lbs 13 oz,…...
Greater Victoria welcomes the Island's first baby of 2026
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) Published 4: 40 pm Thursday, January 1, 2026 By News Staff Victoria The Yukon government plans to amending the Income Tax Act to create a tax credit for families seeking fertility care. (Pixabay image) Greater Victoria welcomed Vancouver Island's first newborn in the early…...
B. C. s 1st baby of 2026 born in Kelowna
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (133+ words) Published 8: 45 am Thursday, January 1, 2026 By Today In BC Staff Kelowna General Hospital welcomed B. C. s first baby of 2026. (Black Press Media file) Kelowna has welcomed B. C. s first baby of 2026. The baby, whose name and gender has not yet been revealed, was…...
It's a boy! Northern Health announces first Quesnel baby of 2026
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) Published 11: 42 am Thursday, January 1, 2026 Quesnel's first baby of 2026 has been born, and it's a boy. Northern Health announced Quesnel's first baby of the new year just after 11 a. m. on Jan. 1. Baby Ezren was born at G. R. Baker Memorial Hospital at 5: 47 a. m. on Jan....
Oliver twist: B. C. baby name battle rooted firmly in Dickensian literary conflict
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2025 The latest round in a "battle" that has been going on since 1837 has seen Noah overtake Oliver as the most popular baby name in B. C. Noah was the top name for British Columbia babies in 2022 and 2023, before…...