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Remembrance Day: Merchant navymen decades long battle for benefits

Remembrance Day: Merchant navymen decades long battle for benefits

Merchant navymen battled for more than four decades after Second World War for benefits and recognition afforded to other veterans.
Special Report on B.C. Ferries - Part 3: A lifeline to the mainland

Special Report on B.C. Ferries - Part 3: A lifeline to the mainland

B.C. Ferries impacts everything from food prices to tourism for Vancouver Islanders

6.3 magnitude earthquake reported in ocean west of Port Hardy

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 6.3 magnitude has struck off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
No answers yet in Alberni restaurant fire

No answers yet in Alberni restaurant fire

There were no injuries or fatalities in last night's abandoned restaurant fire, which remains under investigation, fire officials say.
Abandoned restaurant burns in Port Alberni

Abandoned restaurant burns in Port Alberni

An abandoned restaurant that was once part of the old Tidebrook Hotel complex is burning in Port Alberni.
Special Report on B.C. Ferries - Part 2: Gulf Islanders pay a price

Special Report on B.C. Ferries - Part 2: Gulf Islanders pay a price

Ferry committee members call consultation ‘confusing, rushed and missing key parts of the picture’
Point paddles into the sunset

Point paddles into the sunset

His Honour Steven Point glad to be heading home after five years in Victoria as Lieutenant Governor.

Angel a game changer finalist

Alberni's Angel Magnussen has been named one of eight national finalists in the Scotiabank National Game Changer competition.
Tourism: first impressions of Port Alberni

Tourism: first impressions of Port Alberni

In the first of a three-part series, writer June Kasperski-Wild takes a comprehensive look at tourism in the Alberni Valley.
Former Hupacasath negotiator aims for AFN regional seat

Former Hupacasath negotiator aims for AFN regional seat

Former Hupacasath treaty negotiator Shana Manson wants to represent B.C. on Canada’s largest aboriginal political organization – the AFN.