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Keeping people safe with new mental-health screening tool for police in northern B.C.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 11:45 AM

RCMP detachments in North now have access to HealthIM


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Province establishes new compliance, enforcement agency for natural-resource sector

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 11:30 AM

Several provincial compliance, enforcement functions consolidated into unified organization


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Minister’s statement on recent police officer deaths, injuries across Canada

Monday, June 22, 2026 7:41 PM

Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in response to the recent deaths and injuries to police officers serving in communities across the country:


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Strengthening ambulance services in Prince George

Monday, June 22, 2026 12:45 PM

New centralized ambulance station supports emergency response, paramedic services


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Strengthening response to vandalism, theft, street disorder

Monday, June 22, 2026 11:45 AM
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Provincewide program will tackle chronic property crime, public disorder


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Updating Environmental Management Act fees

Friday, June 19, 2026 1:00 PM

Fees updated for first time in 20 years to reflect costs, complexity of site remediation


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Attorney general’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements on federal reforms protecting victims of gender-based violence

Friday, June 19, 2026 9:55 AM
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Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in response to federal bills C-16 (the Protecting Victims Act) and C-225 (an act to amend the Criminal Code) becoming law:


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New floodplain maps support flood preparedness

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 9:03 AM

Updated June 17, 2026: Detailed maps help high-risk communities understand, prepare for flooding


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Urging preparedness as wildfire, drought risks increase

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 11:15 AM

People in British Columbia encouraged to stay alert, reduce wildfire risk, be prepared


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Attorney general’s, minister’s statements on passage of bail, sentencing reforms

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 8:30 AM
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B.C. welcomes Bail and Sentencing Reform Act receiving royal assent


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April 2026 saw 119 lives lost due to unregulated-drug toxicity

Thursday, June 11, 2026 2:45 PM

In April 2026, 119 people in British Columbia lost their lives to suspected unregulated-drug toxicity according to preliminary data reported by the BC Coroners Service, equating to about four deaths per day.


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Attorney General’s, minister’s statement on the federal Safe Social Media bill

Thursday, June 11, 2026 1:27 PM
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Federal action on protecting children online welcome, more needed

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Rick Glumac, Minister of State for AI and New Technologies, have released the following statements in response to the tabling of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, in federal Parliament:


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Protecting people, communities in the Okanagan

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 2:30 PM

Province supports projects to reduce flood threat in Vernon, Penticton, Lumby


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