CP NewsAlert: B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease
Jul 17, 2025 | 8:00 PM
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has reinstated funding for nine-year-old Charleigh Pollock’s drug coverage.
The Vancouver Island girl suffers from Batten disease, and the drug Brineura costs around $1 million a year.
More coming.
The Canadian Press
