BC Highway Patrol uses 277 Mandatory Alcohol Screenings to keep roads...
The combined road safety efforts of BC Highway Patrol led to 226 tickets and 362 roadside breath demands. Of those breath demands, 277 were...
Minister’s statement on lives lost to toxic drugs in 2024
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement about the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2024:
“Today, we...
Shelter spaces added in Greater Victoria for people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing or at risk of homelessness now have more safe places to stay with the opening of 25 additional temporary shelter spaces at...
Nearly 300 new homes coming to Victoria
People in Victoria will soon have access to nearly 300 new homes as construction begins on two developments that offer affordable rental and supportive...
Taking the next step to modernize B.C. forest management
The Province is taking steps to explore a Working Forest Landscape Model that builds on the cumulative work of recent forestry reviews to advance a...
Mounties arrest ‘top priority’ U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C.
The Mounties say they were alerted Friday...
B.C. expands EV charging, leads country in going electric
As British Columbians are embracing zero-emission vehicles faster than any other jurisdiction in Canada, the Province is helping them go electric with $26 million...
NDP leader requests emergency debate on urgent situation in children’s health...
Ottawa: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons to discuss the "urgent and escalating'' situation in Canada's...
New health centre will open soon in Ucluelet
People living in and around Ucluelet will have better access to team-based primary care when doors open on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, to the...
B.C. eliminates carbon tax
The B.C. government is cancelling the carbon tax by introducing legislation to drop the rate to $0, effective Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
“British Columbians are...