British Columbians of all ages now have more opportunities to help develop their reading and writing skills in the Vancouver Sun’s annual Raise-a-Reader campaign.

Newcomers to Canada living in New Westminster and surrounding communities will soon have more access to primary health care through expanded services at the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op Community Health Centre.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in honour of Rosh Hashanah:

Francophone families in Kamloops will now have a permanent home for their school community at École Collines-d’Or.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is in the process of identifying property necessary for future infrastructure improvements on Highway 99 near the George Massey Tunnel, as an initial step while the business case for the new crossing is being completed.

As the first full week of school comes to a close, early attendance numbers show more than 85% of K-12 public school students returned for in-class learning, with increased staffing and supports, according to a Ministry of Education survey.