For the fifth year in a row, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has given the Province an ‘A’ grade in recognition of its leadership to reduce red tape – the only province in Canada to receive top marks.

With government funding of $3 million to the BC Cancer Foundation, the Personalized Onco-Genomics program and high priority cancer projects are receiving a boost from the BC Cancer Foundation to help the BC Cancer Agency continue to find unique cures for the hardest to beat cancers.

As temperatures dip, the Province is preparing for the increased demand for shelter spaces in Vancouver by implementing its winter shelter plan.

Living and succeeding with a brain injury is a long, difficult journey – often cyclical and filled with twists and turns.

The B.C. government will fund approximately 560 extreme weather shelter spaces across Metro Vancouver this winter to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with access to a safe, warm place to stay at night.

Two new online resources are now available to families living on low incomes and to communities working with them to ensure their needs are met.

Minister of Education Mike Bernier shared front-page news about literacy by handing out copies of the Vancouver Sun for the Raise-a-Reader campaign launch. The Ministry of Education is providing $500,000 to the literacy campaign.

In the wake of raging wildfires, BC Liquor Stores’ customers and employees came together to help support Red Cross relief efforts for victims of the recent Rock Creek and Oliver wildfires to the tune of almost $102,000.

In the interest of customer safety, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch is recalling four types of Smirnoff Ice coolers due to concerns over possible glass contamination.