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NPF Applauds Decision to Retain the RCMP as the Provincial Police Service in British Columbia
October 30, 2025 Vancouver, B.C. – The National Police Federation (NPF) welcomes yesterday’s announcement from Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Nina Krieger confirming that the Government of British Columbia will continue its strong and effective policing partnership with the RCMP. “We applaud the Province for listening to British Columbians, who have consistently expressed their […]
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Minister Fraser, Premier Eby, and Attorney General Sharma underscore collaboration behind Canada’s new bail and sentencing reforms
From: Department of Justice Canada October 27, 2025 The Government of Canada has taken action against the rise in crime by introducing sweeping reforms that would make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher by targeting extortions and sexual offences. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, was joined […]
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Funding expands programs to prevent family violence
Oct. 24, 2025 VICTORIA – Families throughout B.C. will have access to new and expanded programs that support healthy relationships and prevent domestic violence, thanks to new funding that enhances community-led intervention services. The Ministry of Children and Family Development is providing $750,000 in federal funding to expand the reach of domestic-violence intervention programs as part […]
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Attorney general’s, minister’s statements on federal government’s new crime bill
Oct. 23, 2025 VICTORIA – Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, have released the following statements in response to the introduction of new, proposed Criminal Code amendments and public safety commitments by the federal government: Niki Sharma, Attorney General, said: “The federal government’s announcement today of new […]
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Canada: Sentencing of land defenders sends ‘chilling message’ about Indigenous rights
The sentencing of three land defenders criminalized by Canada sends a chilling message about the threats facing people and Nations on the front lines of the struggle for Indigenous rights and environmental justice. On Friday, a British Columbia judge handed down sentences for three Indigenous land defenders who were arrested in November 2021 during a […]
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RCMP admits they “overstepped authority” at Fairy Creek, but will anything change? – BCCLA
The RCMP’s controversial and heavily-criticized Community Response Unit (CRU-BC) – formerly known as the Community-Industry Response Group (“C-IRG”) – was recently back in the headlines as it will be policing opposition to BC’s new and widely opposed resource and infrastructure “fast-tracking” laws. An internal RCMP background document obtained by The Breach reveals that CRU-BC is […]
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B.C. program offers Indigenous offenders alternative to criminal charges – CBC
Oct 16, 2025 The Prince George-based therapeutic program aims to address over-incarceration of Indigenous people The B.C. First Nations Justice Council has opened a new Indigenous Diversion Centre in downtown Prince George, B.C., which will offer some Indigenous people who commit minor crimes an alternative to being criminally charged. The organization says it’s the first […]
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BCFNJC and RCMP sign agreement at Indigenous Diversion Centre grand opening on Lheidli T’enneh Territory (Prince George, B.C.)
October 14, 2025 LHEIDLI T’ENNEH TERRITORY (PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.)—The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) and the Prince George RCMP have signed a letter of agreement, marking a milestone advancement in Strategy 1 of the BC First Nations Justice Strategy, which aims to address the overincarceration of Indigenous people through diversion. BCFNJC Chair Kory Wilson […]
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Tŝilhqot’in Nation Responds To IIO Report: “The System Fails Another Young Indigenous Man”
October 9, 2025 The Tŝilhqot’in National Government is calling for action today after the Independent Investigations Office (IIO Report) issued its report on the death of a young Tŝilhqot’in man in RCMP custody on October 1, 2022. Three years after Surrance Myers died in a holding cell at the Williams Lake RCMP detachment, his family […]
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Additional support will address gender-based violence in B.C.
Sept. 17, 2025 VICTORIA – As part of the Canada-British Columbia bilateral agreement to end gender-based violence, B.C. will receive $18 million this year from the federal government to support survivors and break the cycle of violence through Safe and Supported: B.C.’s Gender-Based Violence Action Plan. B.C.’s action plan is focused on boosting services and […]
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