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Legislation helps expand parks, recognize Indigenous history

Legislation has been introduced to expand three existing provincial parks and rename two parks to recognize Indigenous connections. Through proposed amendments to the Protected Areas...

B.C.’s COVID response praised for ‘nimbleness,’ calls to bolster public trust

Victoria: A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response released Friday says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed ``resilience, balance and nimbleness''...

Budget measures ensure homes are for people, not speculators

As part of Budget 2024 measures that will increase supply and make homes more affordable and accessible, the Province is taking action against speculators...

Help Protect Surrey Streams with the Stroke of a Brush

Surrey, BC – Curious about all the yellow fish painted on roads throughout Surrey? They are part of Surrey’s Salmon Tracks program and their purpose is...

Minister’s statement on January Labour Force Survey results

Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for...

Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose related brain injuries

Richmond: British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada that aims to help patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related...

B.C. becomes first province to provide universal coverage for opioid...

Victoria: The British Columbia government is expanding access to opioid treatment medications such as methadone by providing universal coverage to help people with substance...

Save-On-Foods celebrates completion of $15 million pledge to BC Children’s Hospital

Western Canadian grocer officially the hospital’s largest cumulative giving corporate partner Vancouver, B.C: Western Canadian grocery company Save-On-Foods celebrated the completion of its $15 million...

Free period products to be available in all KPU washrooms

Surrey, B.C. - Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will be providing free menstrual products in washrooms across all its five campuses. Dispensers have been installed in...

Parliamentary secretary’s statement on Islamic Heritage Month

Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, has released the following statement to acknowledge Islamic Heritage Month: “October is Islamic Heritage Month, when we are...