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Overall, the ministrys improved oversight means its better equipped to address risks, says B.C.s auditor general.

VICTORIA - British Columbias auditor general has found that while the government has made progress ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general has found that while the government has made progress on environmental oversight of major mining operations, there are concerns about the cost of cleaning them up when they close.

Recommendations to improve fraud risk management at the $16-billion megaproject have been accepted with the project already well past the halfway point of construction.

The Site C hydroelectric dam being constructed near Fort St. John is the largest public infrastructure project in the history of the province.

Two conservation groups allege B.C. Hydro has failed to meet its legal obligations to compensate for the environmental damage caused by their hydroelectric dams.

'B.C. Hydro has flooded more than 2,000 square kilometres of land. And in the process of doing that, they flooded some of the richest, most fertile habitat in the province.'

The trial against Jonathan Yellowhead of Eabametoong First Nation on charges of manslaughter opened in a Thunder Bay Courtroom on Monday

Government lacks controls to enforce ban on use of personal devices for telework, after cyberattack on legislature site that remains shrouded in secrecy

VICTORIA — B.C.'s auditor general says the provincial housing agency should ensure rooms it finds for women and children fleeing violence are held exclusively for their use.