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Adding involuntary care facilities in Surrey, Prince George

Friday, July 10, 2026 11:15 AM
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Renovated facilities will have 132 new beds for people with complex mental-health disorders


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BC Children’s Hospital’s centre for health complexity reaches 50% construction milestone

Thursday, July 9, 2026 4:30 PM

From BC Children’s Hospital: https://www.bcchildrens.ca/about-us/news-features/bc-childrens-hospitals-centre-health-complexity-reaches-50-cent-construction


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Minister’s statement about July 2026 rental report

Thursday, July 9, 2026 9:18 AM
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B.C. leads the country in rent decreases


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Enhancing helpline to better support people facing hate

Thursday, July 9, 2026 9:00 AM
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Graphic with text that reads: Helpline continues supporting people facing racism, hate

Racist Incident Helpline supported more people in second year, will extend to 2SLGBTQIA+ people


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Bringing more in-person legal services to survivors of family violence

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 8:30 AM
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Family law clinics will support people in Kamloops, Prince George


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Exploring legal options related to Tumbler Ridge tragedy

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 9:45 AM
"We owe that to the victims, their families and everyone whose life was changed by this tragedy." - Niki Sharma, Attorney General

Province retains counsel to pursue legal action against OpenAI


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Minister’s statement about opioid class-action lawsuits moving forward

Monday, July 6, 2026 8:45 AM
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Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement about the B.C. Court of Appeal decision confirming British Columbia’s class-action lawsuits can proceed against opioid manufacturers and distributors, and their consultants:


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Attorney general’s statement on Taiwanese Heritage Month

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 8:30 AM
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Happy Taiwanese Heritage Month!

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement in celebration of Taiwanese Heritage Month:


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Adding 31 new supportive homes in Cranbrook

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 11:00 AM

Another 50 temporary homes proposed with supportive services for people experiencing homelessness


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Energy-efficiency upgrades will help lower costs for households with lower incomes

Monday, June 29, 2026 1:00 PM

B.C. expands home energy-efficiency program to provide no-cost retrofits to homeowners, tenants with low incomes


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Building more affordable seniors’ housing in Coquitlam

Monday, June 29, 2026 10:15 AM
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More than 150 new homes across two developments coming for seniors


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Attorney general’s, victim’s statements on protecting youth from online harms

Monday, June 29, 2026 10:00 AM
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Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Chelsey Whittingham, mother of Maddy Croswell, have released the following statements about the need for further regulation of social media and AI chatbots to protect children online:


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Connecting more people in crisis to supports

Thursday, June 25, 2026 10:00 AM
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Crisis-response teams offer connections to mental-health, substance-use, community supports


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