B.C. Government

• ‘Our family’: B.C. company mourns 4 firefighters after fatal crash

  The four British Columbia firefighters who died in a highway crash this week all worked for a Kamloops-based contractor, whose owner said they were 'our family.'

  Fire

  Sep 22
  
• Capilano University expanding with $63.2M takeover of Squamish’s Quest University campus

  The province invested $48 million into Capilano University for the expansion, with the university covering the rest of the $63.2 million-purchase.

  Education

  Aug 17
  
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• B.C. warning media companies to comply with Intimate Images Protection Act

  B.C.’s Attorney General Niki Sharma has notified tech and social media companies of the government’s Intimate Images Protection Act and their responsibilities under the law.

  Crime

  May 4
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• 3rd affordability credit to hit 85% of British Columbians’ bank accounts: province

  The BC Affordability Credit is paid through the Canada Revenue Agency alongside the BC Climate Action Tax Credit and any federal GST payments, the province said.

  Canada

  Apr 5
• Former B.C. premier John Horgan announces he’s stepping down as MLA

  Horgan made the announcement Thursday afternoon in Victoria, B.C.

  Politics

  Feb 9
• BC Liquor, BC Cannabis stores raise nearly $950,000 for food banks

  'BC Liquor and BC Cannabis Stores collected $942,168 in support of local food banks during the holiday season,' BC Liquor staff said.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• Contaminated compost piles dumped in field has B.C. residents worried

  Neighbours of a farm said that truckloads of what was supposed to be 'Class A' compost were left in a field, but taht the material smells and looks 'a lot like garbage.'

  Environment

  Jan 26
• B.C. government announces new conservancy to protect rare ecosystems near Revelstoke

  The conservation of 185,329 acres in the Incomappleux Valley, located in the Selkirk Mountains roughly 29 kilometres west of Revelstoke, B.C., was announced Wednesday.

  Environment

  Jan 25
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• B.C. making progress in clearing surgical backlog amid staffing issues

  The week before Christmas, health authorities completed nearly 4,700 surgeries across the province, and the week before that almost 7,500 surgeries were completed.

  Health

  Jan 14
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• B.C. government announces new $500M affordable rental fund to protect renters

  B.C. Premier David Eby made the announcement Thursday morning, saying the government's actions will make a big difference for thousands of renters across the province.

  Canada

  Jan 12