Preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service shows that communities throughout the province continue to be devastated by deaths due to unregulated drugs, with 814 lives lost in the first four months of 2023.

Survivors of gender-based violence throughout the province will soon have better access to critical services they need in times of crisis.

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in recognition of National Police Week, May 14-20, 2023:

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) board of directors has announced that David Wong is the new president and chief executive officer (CEO).

The Province is recommending the City of Surrey continue its transition to the Surrey Police Service, because it ensures public safety for people in Surrey and throughout British Columbia, while offering financial assistance to protect Surrey taxpayers.

The Ishtar Women’s Resource Society will soon be increasing its counselling and therapy services for women facing and recovering from gender-based violence with new support from the Province.

Forty-eight provincial correctional staff that work with adults and youth have received the most prestigious national decoration for professionals in the correctional field.

The Province is providing additional funding to the B.C. Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund (ICBF) to support Indigenous participation in the regulated cannabis industry.

The Province is helping keep people safe by creating hubs of police, dedicated prosecutors and probation officers focused on tackling repeat violent offending in every region of the province.

The Province is helping keep people safe by creating hubs of police, dedicated prosecutors and probation officers focused on tackling repeat violent offending in every region of the province.