British Columbia's premier is apologizing again for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including one man who later took his own life.

The B.C. Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province's privacy commissioner, alleging the NDP breached protection laws by sharing its supporter list with "politically friendly" groups.

A special prosecutor has been appointed to provide legal advice to the RCMP over possible violations of B.C. Elections Act, less than two weeks before the official start of a provincial election.

Gordie Hogg says he'll never forget the night he almost burned down British Columbia's legislature.

The BC Liberals say the party will co-operate fully with an Elections BC review of potential Election Act violations involving indirect political donations by lobbyists.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says legalized pot will keep youth safe and take money from gangs, but the government is drawing the line when it comes to legalizing illicit drugs.

The tailings pond collapse at British Columbia's Mount Polley mine almost three years ago shook the world's mining industry, says the province's mines minister.

"We haven't had any additional funding from Ottawa to help us with this," B.C.'s health minister said.

Trevor McLeod at Calgary's Canada West Foundation said the agreement could make Canada less competitive and set off feuds between provinces.

Some of the women were the victims of infamous B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton.