Strengthening supports for survivors of intimate-partner violence

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Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-09-03 18:00:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, National, Justice, Social Services, Indigenous, Public Safety]

The British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General is receiving more than $3 million in funding for the 2026-27 fiscal year under the federal National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence to advance recommendations from the 2025 Stanton Report. The funding will expand the Safe Supports Project in rural and northern communities, add up to three family court support workers, develop public-awareness strategies, review behaviour-change programs for men and boys, and advance the B.C. First Nations Justice Strategy by funding the Indigenous Justice Centres' Aunties Program. These investments complement B.C.'s broader Safe and Supported Gender-Based Violence Action Plan, which includes over $60 million annually provided by the Province to support approximately 475 victim-service and violence-against-women programs.

Attorney general’s statement on new legal filings related to Tumbler Ridge tragedy

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-09-02 21:50:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, Justice, Technology, Public Safety]

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma announced provincial support for new legal filings against OpenAI by families and survivors affected by the February 10, 2026, tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. The provincial government is actively exploring separate legal options in British Columbia and California to hold OpenAI and its leadership, including CEO Sam Altman and Ann O'Leary, accountable for failing to notify law enforcement regarding explicit, flagged threats made by the perpetrator on the ChatGPT platform. Additionally, the province is coordinating parallel legal processes and working to secure support for community rebuilding efforts, including the construction of a new Tumbler Ridge school facility.

Partnering with Washington state to keep people in B.C. safer

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-09-01 21:30:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, Public Safety, Justice]

British Columbia and Washington state law enforcement officials held the annual Pacific Region Cross-Border Law Enforcement Forum in Esquimalt on September 1, 2026, to coordinate strategies against transnational organized crime, extortion, and the illicit drug trade. The forum builds on a 2024 memorandum of agreement and highlights initiatives such as the B.C. Extortion Task Force, Operation Hard Ball led by the FBI and federal RCMP, and B.C.'s Track and Trace digital pilot project. Under Budget 2026, the B.C. government has committed a $139-million investment over three years to strengthen public safety and address repeat offending.

Attorney general’s statement on Meta settlement, need for safeguards in Canada

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-08-31 18:30:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, National, Technology, Justice, Public Safety]

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma released a public statement demanding that Meta Platforms, Inc. immediately implement the same youth online safety protections in Canada that the company agreed to deploy for users under 18 in the United States under an $18-billion settlement. The U.S. settlement involves allegations that Meta's platforms contributed to harms experienced by children and youth and misled the public about product safety, prompting mandatory safeguards including age-related content restrictions, age-verification measures, and usage-reduction features. Attorney General Sharma emphasized that B.C. is urging Meta to fix its platforms in Canada without waiting for the outcomes of active lawsuits, while highlighting the province's past advocacy and legislative actions including the Intimate Images Protection Act and the federal Safe Social Media Act.