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The B.C. Coroner is investigating the death of the Alberni scuba diver who died after getting tangled in a fishing net this week. The port authority has no policies about scuba diving or net setting in the area where the diver died.

A number of husband-and-wife teams are making their presence known at Thunder in the Valley 2011 this weekend.

The Nanaimo RCMP have issued an advisory after a number of stained bank notes have been surfacing at businesses on Vancouver Island. The notes are likely from an ATM heist that occurred in Okanagan Falls on July 11.

Catalyst Paper has been named one of Canada’s top 50 corporate citizens by two national magazines.

B.C. recorded a slight net loss of people migrating to other provinces in the first quarter of 2011, according to preliminary data compiled by Statistics Canada.

A scuba diver is dead after becoming entangled in a fishing net at Port Alberni's Harbour Quay on Sunday evening.

A 42-year old Port Alberni resident perished in a scuba diving accident Sunday night after being entangled in a fishing net at Alberni's waterfront, Staff Sgt. Kevin Murray said.

A scuba diver was involved in a mishap in the Harbour Quay area of Port Alberni.

Trying to maintain market share in rapidly evolving gambling business, B.C. Lottery Corporation is looking at expanding its online games and tickets to mobile phones and tablets.

Alberni's Erin Girling is assuming the dual position of executive director of the society and house manager of Ty Watson House hospice.