B.C. government

• ‘Slippery slope’: Alberta’s Kenney questions federal B.C. drug decriminalization plan

  Kenney says the decision is a "slippery slope" and is counter-productive to solving the twin problems of illicit drugs and helping those recover from addiction.

  Canada

  May 31
  
• Pattullo Bridge, Massey Tunnel replacements expected to get new names

  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the province has put in place a process to find names to better reflect 21st century British Columbia.

  Perspectives

  Apr 4
  
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• British Columbia launches hotline to support arrival of Ukrainian immigrants

  The Service BC phone line, 1-800-663-7867, will be available with translation services in Ukrainian, Russian and 140 other languages from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT every day.

  Politics

  Apr 1
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• B.C. announces $29M in funding for women, minorities in the technology sector

  The B.C. government is teaming up with community partners, spending millions to get more women and minorities into the technology sector.

  Tech

  Sep 27, 2021
• B.C. provides $12.9 million for fairs, festivals struggling amid COVID-19

  The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021
• What qualifies as an essential service under B.C.’s coronavirus response?

  Essential services in the context of the new coronavirus pandemic have been defined as services that people in B.C. rely on in their daily lives.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2020
• B.C. government selects firm to study North Shore-to-Vancouver rapid transit line

  The B.C. government is moving forward with plans to explore a fixed-link rapid transit between downtown Vancouver and the North Shore.

  Oct 3, 2019
• Here are the highlights of what was endorsed at the UBCM convention this week

  Now that those resolutions have been endorsed, it's now up to the province to respond and decide whether to implement the recommendations.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2019
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• Money laundering public inquiry commission announces first set of participating organizations

  B.C.'s money laundering public inquiry has released the list of individuals and organizations who will be given official standing once the hearings begin.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2019
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• B.C. government calls on federal government to ban conversion therapy

  The B.C. government is asking the federal government to add conversion therapy to Canada's Criminal Code.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2019