Families no longer charged fees for child care waitlists
Effective Monday, April 1, 2024, families looking for licensed child care can no longer be charged a fee to put their names on waitlists, removing...
Canada ‘stands ready’ to help after deadly earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria:...
By Maan Alhmidi and Sharif Hassan
The Canadian Press
Canada is ready to help in the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria,...
Adopting permanent daylight saving time
The Province of British Columbia is adopting permanent year-round daylight saving time (DST) to improve people’s overall health, reduce disruptions for families, simplify scheduling and...
Minister’s statement on lives lost to poisoned drugs in July
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement about the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths...
B.C., First Nations advance long-term water planning for Nicola watershed
The Province and the Coldwater, Lower Nicola, Nooaitch, Shackan and Upper Nicola Indian Bands (the Nicola 5 First Nations) are taking the next step...
Premier’s, ministers’, parliamentary secretary’s statements on Moose Hide Campaign Day
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement on Moose Hide Campaign Day:
“Today, the call to end violence against women and children is being...
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality
Vancouver: A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a park defended his impartiality as an...
B.C. Farmers Gain On-Demand Human Resources Support
Langley and Victoria, BC / March 24, 2025 – British Columbia farmers and ranchers will gain invaluable human resource (HR) support, courtesy of a...
Staying Cool During Extreme Heat
Know the official warnings
Heat warning
A heat warning is when daytime and overnight temperatures are higher than usual, but are not getting hotter every day. The threshold...
B.C. improving care for people with mental-health, substance-use challenges
The Province is taking action to improve care for people who suffer from severe, overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges, including brain injuries from toxic-drug...