The location of a pilot program with the University of British Columbia and Stellat'en First Nation, near Fraser Lake in Northern B.C. “This technology holds great promise to kind of close or elimintae the gap in access to medical supply," says Dr. John Pawlovich, family physician and UBC's Chair in Rural Health who participated in the program.

Transport Canada is cutting the red tape for longer-distance flights over less-populated areas, among other changes to aviation regulations. It means large-scale drone deliveries, aerial mapping, inspections and more will become more straightforward.