I'd like to clarify some of the misconceptions about B.C.'s new Family Law Act, particularly how it affects common-law couples.

From choosing where to book a manicure to deciding where to get your car repaired, the options for today's consumer can seem practically endless - and sifting through the choices can be exhausting.

B.C.'s new Family Law Act will help ensure children benefit from spending time with their parents by creating a range of remedies and tools for non-compliance that will make sure parents receive - and follow through on - time with their children.

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 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 male who died following a motor vehicle incident near Chetwynd on March 14, 2013.