A $2-million funding increase for the Legal Services Society is kick-starting justice transformation projects aimed at improving access and efficiency in criminal and family law matters.

The B.C. government is appointing a new Provincial Court judge, helping to alleviate caseload pressures and improve access to justice.

The British Columbia government is seeking input on recommendations that could form the basis of a new trustee act.

The members of the 2014 Electoral Boundaries Commission tasked with recommending provincial electoral boundaries before the next election have been appointed.

The Ministry of Justice, Consumer Protection BC and the Better Business Bureau Serving Mainland BC are putting consumer contracts in the spotlight, reminding B.C. youth of the rights and obligations that come with signing on the dotted line.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died following a cycling incident in Campbell River on April 30, 2014.

The BC Coroners Service confirms it is investigating two deaths which occurred as the result of a shooting at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo on the morning of April 30, 2014.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a boating incident in Malaspina Strait near Texada Island on April 26, 2014.

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton has issued the following statement on the Senate reference case: