Provincial Reporter

British Columbia said victims of intimate-image abuse can now seek up to $75,000 in damages after amendments to the Intimate Images Protection Act took effect Wednesday. The post B.C. victims can now seek up to $75,000 in damages for intimate images posted online appeared first on AM 1150.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging the province failed to stop decades of sexual abuse by a prison guard. The post B.C. judge certifies class action alleging province ignored prison sexual assaults for decades appeared first on AM 1150.

Premier David Eby says British Columbia will not seek to join Ottawa’s expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, arguing it fails to address long-term labour needs. The post Eby pushes back on Ottawa’s temporary foreign worker expansion appeared first on AM 1150.

British Columbia’s auditor general said the province’s lack of coordination and oversight slowed the recovery of Lytton after a wildfire destroyed most of the village in 2021. The post B.C. auditor general says oversight gaps, poor collaboration in Lytton wildfire recovery appeared first on AM 1150.

More than 400 U.S.-trained health professionals have accepted jobs in British Columbia since last spring as the province ramps up recruitment to address ongoing health-care worker shortages. The post Province says more than 400 U.S.-trained health workers have come to work B.C. appeared first on AM 1150.

More than half of Canadians support adopting permanent daylight saving time, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll released as British Columbia moves toward making the change. The post Poll finds majority of Canadians support permanent daylight saving time appeared first on AM 1150.

The union representing more than 6,000 paramedics and dispatch staff said members have voted to ratify a new collective agreement. The post Members of ambulance paramedics union accept collective agreement appeared first on AM 1150.

Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has dropped out of the Conservative Party of B.C. leadership race and endorsed Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer, as the crowded contest continues to narrow. The post Bruce Banman, Harman Bhangu out of B.C. Conservative leadership race appeared first on AM 1150.

A fungus linked to a deadly bat disease has been detected again in British Columbia, raising concerns the illness could soon appear in the province’s bat populations. The post Fungus linked to bat-killing disease detected again in B.C. appeared first on AM 1150.