British Columbians looking to adopt children and youth from care can now begin their journey online through Adopt BC Kids, announced Minister for Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux in advance of Adoption Awareness Month (Nov. 1-30).

Over $3.4 million in provincial funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) will enable the University of British Columbia (UBC) to conduct new, cutting-edge research in life sciences, agritech, sustainability and electronics.

The BC Coroners Service is investigating the deaths of four persons in the crash of an airplane near Kelowna on the evening of Oct. 13, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Rock Creek on Oct. 3, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident in Oliver on Oct. 10, 2016.

Families in the Central Okanagan school district will no longer pay fees for students riding school buses within their schools’ catchment area thanks to $600,000 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident in West Kelowna on Sept. 28, 2016.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident in Vernon on Sept. 20, 2016.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the public and stakeholders to attend an upcoming open house for the John Hindle Drive extension project.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a hiking incident in Nelson on Aug. 26, 2016.