The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in Cranbrook on Feb. 3, 2013.

Women and women with children who are homeless or at risk will soon have access to new supportive housing with the official start of construction for the Budzey Building - the 11th new supportive housing development to get underway in Vancouver.

The Province and the City of Vancouver have secured the former Howard Johnson Hotel at 395 Kingsway to provide 100 interim housing spaces for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness while more supportive housing is completed.

Upgrades valued at $8 million will be coming to three highways near Vernon this year, improving safety and travel for local residents, visitors and commercial drivers.

Beginning in mid-February, local residents may see biologists ice fishing on Moyie Lake, an important part of their efforts to recover the Kootenay burbot population.

The BC Coroners Service and Vancouver Police Department's Missing Persons Unit are pleased to announce that we have now successfully identified the woman whose body was recovered from the Burrard Inlet on Jan. 31, 2013.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who was found deceased in a residence in Nelson on Feb. 1, 2013.