VICTORIA – The province is is setting new 10-year targets to reduce overall poverty and child poverty, and introducing a new target to reduce seniors’ […]
Drivers and alarm clocks in B.C.’s North may both need adjusting when Daylight Savings Time kicks in on Sunday, March 10. “Springing ahead” can disrupt […]
VICTORIA – People in British Columbia are invited to share feedback on a proposal to add a new Special Forest Management Area (SFMA) supporting regenerative […]
With measles outbreaks being reported internationally and spring break on the horizon, the provincial health officer, BC Centre for Disease Control and public health officials […]
VICTORIA – The province will begin issuing provincial attestation letters to eligible post-secondary institutions to allow international applicants to apply to study in B.C. as […]
VICTORIA – The ongoing drug toxicity public-health emergency continues to devastate communities throughout British Columbia, with at least 198 deaths suspected to have been caused […]
Ottawa is contributing $2 billion to the provincial BC Builds program. “All levels of government need to work together to solve the housing crisis,” said […]
EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI) has been preparing for a seamless transition in leadership over the past decade. Bob Redden, EDI’s current President and Chief […]
VICTORIA – Voters have a new way to learn about their new electoral district for British Columbia’s next provincial election, scheduled for October 19, 2024. […]
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has appointed Lisa Beare as Minister of Post-Secondary and Future Skills, and George Chow as Minister of Citizens’ Services. “Lisa […]
The Office of the Seniors Advocate has released a report summarizing the disproportionate challenges to healthy aging experienced by seniors living in B.C.’s rural communities. […]
NORTH VANCOUVER – The province has launched BC Builds, which it hopes will lower construction costs, speed up timelines, and deliver more homes that middle-income […]
VANCOUVER – The province is providing funding to develop a formal B.C. non-profit network. With $650,000 from the province, Vantage Point will lead the development […]
The province is reviewing a recent report by B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, about the Prescribed Safer Supply program (prescribed alternatives), while making […]
A new report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society British Columbia (CPAWS-BC) suggests that areas the B.C. government counts as ‘protected’ and uses to […]
People who have had their intimate images or videos shared without consent have new supports to get them off the internet, stop their distribution, and […]
VICTORIA – Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British […]
BC United leader Kevin Falcon was in Prince George last week and unveiled a major plank in the party’s election platform. The Resource Prosperity Plan […]
British Columbia continues to experience higher levels of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections than usual, especially among children. Following a December 2023 bulletin about […]
Public health officials in British Columbia continue to encourage everyone to book an appointment to receive their free influenza and updated COVID-19 vaccines now to […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Leonard Marchand, a judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, as the new Chief Justice of British […]
VICTORIA – Private-sector forecasters expect B.C., like Canada, to see slower economic growth through 2024 due to high interest rates and a softening global economy […]
A passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport on November 23. People on the same flights or who were at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) […]
People are rolling up their sleeves to protect themselves, their loved ones and the communities they live in against influenza and COVID-19 as the Province […]
People living in 60 rural and remote communities throughout B.C. will benefit from improved ambulance paramedic staffing models that will improve 911 responsiveness, provide consistent […]
VICTORIA – An old-growth forest on Haida Gwaii, a popular swimming hole in southwestern British Columbia and a lush hillside along a world-renowned canoe circuit […]
British Columbia is accelerating its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) targets. If passed, the amendments to the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act will help increase access and choice for […]
The province is taking aim at short-term rentals with new legislation it hopes will create more long-term housing in the province. “Anyone who’s looking for […]
The way we deliver and receive health care is changing rapidly. Advancements in genetic and genomic technologies have opened the door to health care that […]
VANCOUVER – Patients around B.C., especially those living in rural and remote areas, will benefit as the province provides $20 million to expand medical travel […]
VICTORIA – Based on advice from emergency management and wildfire officials, British Columbia’s provincial state of emergency will expire at the end of the day […]
VICTORIA -The provincial tuition waiver program for former youth in care looking to enroll in post-secondary education has been expanded. “This program has made a […]
VICTORA – For the second consecutive year, B.C.’s maximum allowable rent increase is being set below the inflation rate. The maximum increase for 2024 will […]
Since April 1, 2023, 2,025 wildfires have burned about 1.91 million hectares of land in B.C. There are currently 422 active wildfires burning across the […]
VICTORIA – With continued fire risk in many regions, and tens of thousands of people still under evacuation order and alert, the Province is extending […]
VICTORIA – Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding the BA.2.86 variant being […]
VICTORIA – Mental health supports are available for people who have been and continue to be adversely affected by historic wildfires throughout B.C. this summer. […]
Since April 1, 2023, 1,866 wildfires have burned about 1.73 million hectares of land in B.C. There are currently 379 active fires burning across the […]
VICTORIA – The Province is providing support to evacuees across B.C. who require assistance through Emergency Support Services (ESS), such as accommodation, food, clothing and […]
To help ensure accommodation is available for critical-response personnel and the tens of thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires, the province is restricting travel […]
Premier David Eby and Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, have released the following statement about the current wildfire situation: “This year, […]
Since April 1, 2023, 1,818 wildfires have burned about 1.61 million hectares of land in B.C. There are currently 366 active fires burning across the […]
Since April 1, 2023, 1,788 wildfires have burned about 1.59 million hectares of land in B.C. There are currently 376 active fires burning across the […]
VICTORIA – People throughout British Columbia are encouraged to be prepared for heat as many regions of the province will experience high temperatures beginning Sunday, […]
Since April 1, 2023, 1,754 wildfires have burned about 1.58 million hectares of land in B.C. There are currently 397 active fires burning across the […]