News Items tag as: Ministry of Advanced Education

B.C. NDP government to waive tuition fees for former youth in care
January 19, 2018 - 5:00 PM

The B.C. NDP Government has expanded the tuition waiver for young people formerly in care to cover all 25 public post-secondary institutions in B.C.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

iN VIDEO: Youth mountain bike program blazing trails in North Thompson and beyond
For Simpcw First Nation member Tom Eustache, mountain biking has been a way for his family to connect to the land.
May 12, 2024 6:00 PM
$11 million commercial property for sale near downtown Kelowna
A commercial property in the heart of Kelowna has gone up for sale for $11,760,000. The property is 1873-1875
May 12, 2024 4:30 PM
Okanagan a hotspot for illegal tobacco. Here’s how a tobacco company wants to combat it
Illegal tobacco is prevalent across Canada, and especially in the Okanagan. Experts on the topic say it’s a bi
May 12, 2024 3:30 PM
Wildfires rage on across Western Canada as B.C. town braces for return of high winds
The northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a nearby wildfire is bracing for w
May 12, 2024 2:30 PM
Major upgrade of weather radar stations could hasten severe weather warnings
OTTAWA - From the crest of a small hill less than an hour's drive from the easternmost point of Newfoundland and
May 12, 2024 1:00 PM

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