As B.C. moves into colder seasonal weather, people are encouraged to prepare for low temperatures, snowfall and storms this winter. People can plan ahead by making sure homes, vehicles and emergency supplies are ready for winter conditions. PreparedBC’s Severe Winter Weather and Storm Preparedness Guide provides tips to stay safe and warm during extreme weather. These […]

First off, no disrespect to the police. I have a problem when day in and day out the police are pulling people over for traffic violations and running road blocks when there is so much crime going on in B.C cities and towns. We as tax payers pay large amounts of money each year to […]

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement in response to social media company X applying for judicial review of a Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) order to remove a non-consensual intimate image from its platform: “I am deeply disturbed that the social media company X is challenging a clear order from B.C.’s Civil Resolution […]

An independent review of E-Comm 911’s governance structure, operational efficiencies and financial controls has identified improvements that are necessary to ensure the emergency-dispatch service remains financially sustainable for local governments. “The B.C. government commissioned a review of E-Comm’s operational and cost-management functions in response to concerns of local governments about unsustainable levy increases for E-Comm […]

Consumer Protection BC urges consumers to know their delivery rights after issuing a penalty to online retail giant Amazon. The regulator ordered Amazon to pay close to $20,000 in administrative penalties and inspection fees for violating BC’s consumer protection laws. The action follows a decision by Consumer Protection BC which found Amazon failed to refund […]

People in B.C. are encouraged to protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities from influenza, COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses, as the 2025-26 immunization campaign is underway. “The respiratory virus season typically starts in mid-to-late fall and with this, we need to keep ourselves and our loved ones protected,” said Dr. Martin Lavoie, deputy […]

A new BC Hydro survey reveals that laundry, one of the most routine household chores, is quietly draining energy, time, and money from B.C. families. Outdated appliances and inefficient habits are costing households more than they realize, and many are missing simple opportunities to save. The findings[1] show laundry overload is real: nearly 30 per cent of […]

A man believed to have gang ties to British Columbia tops Bolo Program’s newly announced Top 25 list of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, which was unveiled in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, by representatives from Bolo, the BC RCMP and 15 other police agencies from across the country. Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, wanted for murder […]

According to preliminary data, 153 people in July and 149 people in August 2025 died due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service. In 2025, deaths among those between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 69% of drug-toxicity deaths in the province, and 78% were male. By health authority, […]

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. If passed, the new statutes act and the updated Regulations Act will let people use B.C.’s acts and regulations accessed through a government website as official versions for evidentiary […]