The final legislative session for the 42nd parliament delivered action to help people in B.C. with new laws and measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, delivering more homes for people with middle incomes and improving public health care.

The 2024-25 intake of the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund is open for applications until Aug. 2, 2024.

Residents and long-weekend travellers are asked to plan ahead, be FireSmart and stay safe this Victoria Day long weekend.

Premier David Eby and representatives from Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap, and X have issued the following statement:  

Indigenous communities, organizations and businesses throughout the province are working to strengthen local food systems to ensure a more sustainable and affordable food supply for people in rural and remote areas.

Local governments, First Nations, not-for-profit organizations and manufacturing businesses in northern B.C. are receiving funding that will create and protect jobs, promote economic diversification, clean-economy opportunities and infrastructure development.

People in British Columbia will benefit from projects working to advance community safety, address gender-based violence and support Indigenous healing through funding from the civil forfeiture grant program.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Jaime Diane Hope will begin at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2024, at the Dawson Creek Law Courts (1201 103 Ave.).