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On The Coast | Oct 11, 2012 | 5:23

An Expanded Role for BC's Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Practitioners in BC will be given an expanded role in the province's health care facilities. Today Health Minister Margaret McDiarmid announced new regulations that will allow nurse practitioners to admit and discharge patients.BC is the second province after Ontario to give these powers to nurse practitioners. We spoke with the president of the BC Nurse Practitioner Association.

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On The Coast - B.C. Tsunami Warning Cancelled After Strong QuakeJan 5, 2013 | 11:39On The Coast B.C. Tsunami Warning Cancelled After Strong Quake Audio
On The Coast B.C. Tsunami Warning Cancelled After Strong Quake Jan 5, 2013 | 11:39Just before 1 a.m. a 7.5 Magnitude earthquake struck about 102 kilometres west of Craig Alaska, which is 300 kilometres Northwest of Prince Rupert. A tsunami warning along the coast of British Columbia has been canceled. Earlier this morning, we spoke to the Mayor of Queen Charlotte City, Carol Kulesha.
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