Drivers are advised that Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning this weekend for Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.

The Employment Standards Branch will hire more staff to resolve disputes between workers and employers, provide guidance on B.C.’s employment standards, and process employer registrations for temporary foreign workers.

People in mental-health crises at hospital emergency rooms will have quicker access to care, as nurse practitioners (NPs) are now able to assess patients for involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act.

Four new members have been appointed to BC Transit’s board of directors, joining three continuing members.

More than 350,000 families in B.C. will get their second BC Family Benefit boost to help with the cost of living, starting immediately.

More than 110 volunteer and composite fire departments throughout B.C. will receive their share of $6.3 million for equipment and training to bolster firefighting response to make people and communities safer.