1.2M British Columbians have no family doctor — even as B.C. NDP touts successes - CBC

New polling shows leading concerns include reducing specialist wait times, strengthening the health care workforce, and improving access to primary and emergency care. With British Columbians heading to the polls on October 24, new polling commissioned by Doctors of BC, BC Family Doctors, and Consultant Specialists of BC shows that health care is the most important issue facing people across the province, reinforcing the need for parties to clearly outline their health care commitments during the provincial election campaign. The Leger360 poll found 28% of British Columbians identified health care as either the most (15%) or second-most (13%) important issue facing BC, ahead of housing and affordability (26%) and the economy (23%).

Skip to contentThe growing use of technology in the foodservice industry provides operators the opportunity to increase efficiency and service, while improving ordering speed, accuracy, and customer experience – when it works. Are operators adopting technology and leveraging its benefits? Is it performing to the highest standard? Are customers benefitting from increased tech adoption at their favourite restaurants? The Canopy Restaurant Tech 2026 Report reveals the answers to these questions, along with valuable data that operators can use to determine where it’s worth investing, how customers want to use technology, and where there are opportunities for improvement on the tech side of the business:Diners like using technology like kiosks (67 per cent use them), citing advantages like faster ordering, more time to browse, easier customization, less human interaction, and increased order accuracy, But people are frustrated when restaurant tech doesn’t work as expected, and only 20 per cent of kiosk users say kiosks always work, unchanged from 2025.

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