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New chair appointed to B.C. Review Board

Thursday, October 16, 2025 11:30 AM

Following a transparent, merit-based recruitment process, Geneviève Boudreau has been appointed chair of the British Columbia Review Board for a five-year term, effective Nov. 18, 2025.


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New spaces created to train more police officers, enhancing public safety

Friday, October 10, 2025 11:17 AM
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More police officers will be trained at the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s (JIBC) police academy with a 50% expansion of seats, supporting local police recruitment and building safe communities.


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New sheriffs ready to serve B.C. communities

Friday, October 10, 2025 7:30 AM

Twenty-eight new sheriffs will begin their careers keeping people safe at courthouses throughout B.C., following their graduation from the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.


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Stronger tools coming to protect people from credit fraud

Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:18 AM
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Stronger tools to protect people from credit fraud

B.C. consumers will benefit from stronger tools to protect against credit-related fraud and to support confident financial decision-making, with the introduction of the second phase of amendments to modernize consumer protection laws.


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Minister’s statement about crackdown on extortion-related crimes

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 9:40 AM
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Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in response to seven people being charged in relation to extortion investigations this week:


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New legislation makes online versions of B.C. laws official

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1:48 PM
New legislation makes online versions of B.C. laws official.

As part of ongoing work to improve and modernize access to justice, the Province has introduced new legislation to make online versions of B.C. laws official.


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Introduction of attorney general statutes amendment act (No. 2), 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1:38 PM

Government introduced the attorney general statutes amendment act (No. 2), 2025, in the legislative assembly on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.


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New legislation will ensure prompt payment in B.C.’s construction industry

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 10:26 AM
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Faster, fairer payments for B.C.'s construction industry

Businesses and workers from the construction sector will benefit from greater certainty with new legislation that will ensure contractors, subcontractors and workers are paid fairly and on time.


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Stronger measures will address sexual violence at post-secondary schools

Monday, October 6, 2025 1:55 PM
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Stronger response and prevention measures to sexual violence in post-secondary communities

Government is introducing legislation and an action plan to strengthen support for post-secondary communities in preventing and responding to sexual violence.


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Stronger protections coming for people affected by intimate-image abuse

Monday, October 6, 2025 1:43 PM
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Stronger protections coming for people affected by intimate-image abuse

People who had their intimate images shared without their consent will have access to higher compensation and better privacy protections while navigating the justice process with the introduction of amendments to the Intimate Images Protection Act (IIPA).


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Fall session focuses on economic development, creating jobs, improving lives

Monday, October 6, 2025 8:37 AM

The fall sitting of the legislature starts Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, with  government planning to introduce more than a dozen bills, most of which will be tabled in the first week. 


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New chair appointed for the Mental Health Review Board

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 7:00 AM

Following a merit-based recruitment process, Denese Espeut-Post has been appointed chair of the Mental Health Review Board for a four-year term effective Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.


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Tŝilhqot’in Nation, Canada and British Columbia extend coordination agreement advancing First Nations-led child and family services

Monday, September 29, 2025 2:50 PM
Tŝilhqot’in Nation, Canada and British Columbia extend coordination agreement advancing First Nations-led child and family services

From Indigenous Services Canada:


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