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CBC
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- CBC
Province to inject $200M to electrify LNG project near Kitimat
The province has announced it will be subsidizing the electrification of the Cedar LNG project in northwest B.C. Premier David Eby says the LNG sector could inject billions into the economy and help Canada become an energy superpower. But as CBC's Katie DeRosa reports, the Green Party is accusing the NDP government of "greenwashing."
CBC
15-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
New report finds B.C access to affordable child care worst in the country
A new report finds that B.C. is the worst-performing province when it comes to access to affordable child care spaces, with five of its cities topping the list for the most expensive median child care fees in the country. As CBC's Katie DeRosa reports, one Surrey mother says she feels like the province has abandoned its $10-a-day child care promise.
CBC
02-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
Applications for B.C.'s publicly funded IVF program open Wednesday
Applications for B.C.'s publicly funded in-vitro fertilization (IVF) program open on Wednesday. The program will pay for one round of IVF per person for patients covered by the province's Medical Services Plan (MSP). A patient's fertility doctor will have to apply on their behalf. In-vitro fertilization is a medical procedure where an egg is fertilized by sperm outside of the body before being placed in a womb. It is often used by people facing infertility due to age or reproductive problems. The funding will provide up to $19,000 per patient. An eligibility requirement for the funding is that a patient be aged 18 through 41. The province has said that an exception will be made for those who turn 42 between April 1 and July 2, 2025. WATCH | IVF program faces delay in B.C.: B.C. in-vitro fertilization funding start delayed 3 months 3 months ago Duration 2:21 The NDP government announced plans last year to fund one round of IVF for people trying to have a baby. But as Katie DeRosa reports, the program has been delayed by three months. According to the province, the funding can be applied to any part of a standard IVF cycle, including egg retrieval, sperm retrieval, fertilization, blastocyst culture and single embryo transfer. It can also be used to fertilize previously frozen eggs or transfer previously frozen embryos, among other things. Egg freezing, also referred to as fertility preservation, is not covered through the program. The initiative is receiving $68 million over two years from the provincial budget, and brings B.C. in line with at least seven other provinces that offer either coverage or a reimbursement scheme for people accessing IVF. Applications must be submitted by the patient's doctor, because of the detailed medical information required. The province has not said how long people will have to wait for the funding to be allocated once applications open on Wednesday. The program was set to open for applications on April 1, but was delayed to July 2. Health Minister Josie Osborne said in April that the delay was due to the complexity of developing the program. Some of the program's details — including which fertility clinics are participating and information on gestational surrogates — have yet to be released by the province. A full list of frequently asked questions is available on the B.C. government's website. Dr. Ken Seethram with the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine said he was seeing an uptick in patients expressing interest in IVF since the province announced the funding a year and a half ago. "The cost of IVF is really one of the barriers for individuals to undertake it," he said. "It does provide the best success rates that we have in assisted conception right now."
11-06-2025
- Health
This U.S. doctor is making the move to B.C. — here's why
For one Canadian-born doctor, who has been practicing family medicine in Colorado for the last six years, his next career move is a sort of homecoming. It's been kind of a long-time dream of mine to come back to Canada, said Muthanna Yacoub. For me it's hockey and being in the hills that are basically my antidepressant. The province has been working to make it easier for U.S.-trained doctors and nurses to have their credentials recognized in B.C., a process the Ministry of Health says now takes days instead of months. After speaking to a few physician recruiters at a conference in Vancouver, Yacoub almost signed on with a clinic in Ontario, where he was born and spent part of his childhood. But it was the natural beauty of B.C. that enticed him, his wife and their dog, Hudson. WATCH | B.C. fast tracks process for U.S. health care workers: Début du widget Widget. Passer le widget ? Fin du widget Widget. Retourner au début du widget ? B.C. fast-tracks process for U.S. nurses to get registered in province Premier David Eby is touting the province's work recruiting U.S.-trained doctors and nurses to B.C., in an effort to address the health-care worker shortage. CBC's Katie DeRosa talked to one nurse who is starting the journey to move here. He will join a medical clinic owned by the City of Colwood, near Victoria, this fall. He wants to give back and come back home, said Health Minister Josie Osborne, during a press conference in the clinic on Friday. The clinic is trying to recruit out-of-province or out-of-country doctors to avoid poaching from other parts of B.C. Demoralized by the U.S. private health care system Yacoub had become increasingly demoralized with the U.S.'s private health care system, where insurance companies often dictate the kind of care a patient receives. Some days it really feels like you're treating the insurance company and not the patient and beckoning to their demands in spite of what's in the patient's best interest, said the 36-year-old. And so you're having to choose between your conscience and just being compliant — and most of us are kind of getting sick of it. WATCH | U.S. doctor making the move to B.C.: Début du widget Widget. Passer le widget ? Fin du widget Widget. Retourner au début du widget ? Canadian-born U.S. physician moves back to B.C., as province attempts to recruit doctors The province is betting big that it can recruit doctors and nurses from the U.S. to fill the gaps in B.C.'s health-care system. Katie DeRosa talks to one family doctor who is making the move from Colorado to Colwood on Vancouver Island. The biggest catalyst though, was the election of U.S. president Donald Trump and the anti-vaccine position of his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Are we going to be able to act ethically and treat patients as we really ought to, following the science? Yacoub asked. Or are we going to have to be forced into compliance? And given the administration's heavy-handed nature, we're really worried that it's going to be the latter. The B.C. government is capitalizing on that sentiment, with a $5 million ad campaign targeting health care workers in Washington State, Oregon and California. WATCH | Ad from B.C. government targets U.S. health care workers Début du widget Widget. Passer le widget ? Fin du widget Widget. Retourner au début du widget ? The Colwood clinic's co-medical director, Jesse Pewarchuk, is optimistic B.C.'s strategy to recruit U.S. doctors and nurses will bear fruit. This is the first of what we hope will be many recruits, said Pewarchuk, who also runs Aroga Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in nearby View Royal. The province's strategy to recruit out of Washington, Oregon and California — and I would put forward they should also be looking at Colorado — is really a stroke of genius. Pewarchuk said B.C. simply cannot train enough doctors and nurses to keep up with the growing demand of our aging and growing population. The number of health care practitioners in the U.S. dwarfs Canada. So it is a very rich ground to recruit from. For Yacoub, who has dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship, the process of moving to Canada is straight forward. However, American-born doctors would have to navigate Canada's immigration system, adding another possible roadblock. This year, the federal government slashed the number of skilled workers B.C. can bring in through the provincial nominee program, from 8,000 to 4,000. Osborne says that's an issue the province has raised with Ottawa. It has been a challenge that the provincial nominee program — the only way that British Columbia has any control over who is able to come in and work in our province — has had a decrease in its capacity. The province plans to reserve a quarter of those spaces for health care workers. As for questions about a pay gap between Canada and the U.S., Yacoub says the salary being offered by the Colwood Clinic is comparable to what he was making in Colorado. He says the pension was also a major draw. But the final decision came down to values and quality of life. I think one of the strongest things actually kind of pulled us to the area was the people. Katie DeRosa (new window) · CBC News
CBC
27-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Eby's mining announcement overshadowed by backlash to controversial Bill 15
Premier David Eby has unveiled his plan to speed up mining development to boost B.C.'s economy. But as Katie DeRosa reports, the announcement was overshadowed by growing opposition to a controversial bill.
