March 28, 2024

Coleman says new interprovincial wine shipment law ‘no big deal’

The politician in charge of liquor distribution in B.C. says the end of federal prohibition laws against the private shipment of alcohol across provincial border is "no big deal.”   Energy Minister Rich Coleman says his government supports Bill C311 and will make it work for B.C.'s wine industry. But he doesn't think this is a big … [Read more...]

Concern over suspected shipment of mislabelled drugs is subsiding in BC

Shipments of drugs from Sandoz Canada, suspected of being mislabelled, have been cleared by the Ministry of Health.   When asked if it was emergency over DeborahDunn-Roy with Health Shared Services BC said "From BC's prespective, Yes, we did act very quickly on Wednesday as soon as we heard there might be a problem to pull back all of the two … [Read more...]