Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: July 18, 2025 - 16:09
B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease
July 18, 2025
British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne is “sincerely apologizing” to the family of a 10-year-old girl on Vancouver Island with a rare disease after a public fight over the province’s decision to cut off paying for her medication.
Osborne issued the apology at a news conference after her government announced it would restore the drug funding for Charleigh Pollock, the only person in B.C. with Batten Disease.
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