The B.C. government is taking steps to strengthen the rights of vulnerable adults by enshrining in law the process for how incapability is determined and how the public guardian and trustee is appointed to manage an incapable adult's property.

With British Columbians buying or leasing an estimated 500,000 motor vehicles each year (representing some $10 billion in sales), the Ministry of Justice, Consumer Protection BC and the Motor Vehicle Sales Authority of BC (VSA) have come together to share important tips with those consumers who are in the market to purchase a new or used vehicle.

B.C.'s new Family Law Act addresses the needs of the province's increasing number of common-law families by providing them, as well as married couples, with clear direction on the division of property and how to resolve disputes.

The Province is providing up to $1.5 million for a program that helps clean up contaminated, private land and gets it ready for redevelopment.

Environment Minister Terry Lake and Energy, Mines and Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman have issued a conditional Environmental Assessment Certificate to Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd. for the Kitsault open-pit molybdenum mine project.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died in a motor vehicle incident near Duncan on March 15, 2013.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a dirt-biking incident near Nanoose Bay on March 17, 2013.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a motor vehicle incident on the Malahat on March 16, 2013.

The lure of buying on credit can be tempting and sometimes saving to buy big-ticket items is difficult.