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Friday, May 28, 2021 12:25 PM
Lisa Lapointe, chief coroner, has released the following statement about the discovery of a burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School:
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Friday, May 28, 2021 10:15 AM
The Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) is receiving an additional $10 million to assist more community-based sexual assault response service programs throughout the Province.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:00 AM
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, is aligning the Emergency Program Act (EPA) order on face coverings with the provincial health officer’s (PHO) recently updated guidance on mask use in fitness facilities.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 9:45 AM
In response to concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of British Columbians, the BC Coroners Service has released preliminary data confirming there has been no increase in the number of lives lost to suicide since the pandemic was declared last year.
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Monday, May 17, 2021 10:35 AM
Avalanche Canada is receiving a $10-million contribution from the B.C. government to support its vital work in developing and delivering avalanche safety and awareness for the province’s mountainous regions.
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:30 AM
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in recognition of National Police Week:
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Friday, May 14, 2021 8:00 AM
Thanks to a $7.5 million top up to the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), seven more local governments and First Nations communities have had structural flood mitigation projects approved, helping them reduce the impacts of flooding.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:40 PM
People who leave COVID-19 fines unpaid may be unable to obtain or renew a B.C. driver’s licence or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced today.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:00 PM
The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 8:30 AM
Communities and families dealing with gun and gang violence, individuals experiencing gender-based violence and Indigenous families healing from traumas will receive more than $8.6 million in grants to support community-based crime prevention and remediation initiatives.
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