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Boosted BC Family Benefit cheques on the way
Increased BC Family Benefit payments arriving in bank accounts this summer will help families with rising expenses due to inflation, an Office of the Premier…
Buccal nicotine-pouch sales now restricted
The B.C. government is restricting buccal (oral) nicotine-pouch products sales only by a pharmacist on a non-prescription basis. Effective Feb. 7, an amendment to the…
Local governments getting $21.9 million for infrastructure
The B.C. government today announced it is dispersing $1-billion to municipalities and regional districts through one-time funding to address the needs of their growing communities,…
Proof of vaccination to begin Sept. 13
Starting September 13, proof of vaccination will be required in B.C. for people attending certain social and recreational settings and events. This important step will…
B.C. unveils next steps of COVID-19 immunization plan
More than 400,000 people in British Columbia will be immunized from March to early April as the province moves into Phase 2 of the largest…
K-12 students to have optional in-class instruction June 1
Parents will have the choice of bringing their children (in K-12) back to class on a part-time basis this school year (June 1) as part…
April brings relief to some B.C. parents
British Columbia parents with children in licensed care will start seeing child care savings of up to $350 a month as early as April, said…
Paralympians make B.C. proud: Premier
Six athletes hailing from British Columbia are bringing home eight medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Summer Games, including multiple medalists Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook…
Wildfire season is here
A warm and dry spring, along with 34 wildfires leaping to life in one day earlier this week in British Columbia’s northeast, has the provincial…