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Residents of an apartment building in Courtenay wound up stranded outside early Saturday after their building caught fire sometime before 5 a.m. The blaze was contained to one unit on the fourth floor at Pines Apartments at 1055 10th St., thanks in part to the efforts of a pair of tenants who combed the hallways before vacating the premises.

After-event partying by some mountain bike participants at Mount Washington over the weekend resulted in property damage and an assault with a fire extinguisher.

B.C. joins online service to help battle spread of disease

B.C.'s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors.

Doubts hang over probe into serial killer Pickton's slaying spree

In the interest of safety, BC Hydro is advising the public to avoid the Puntledge River due to high water levels from the evening of Monday, Aug. 8 after 10 p.m. and throughout Tuesday.

In the interest of safety, BC Hydro is advising the public to avoid the Puntledge River due to high water levels from the evening of Aug. 8 after 10 p.m. through Aug. 9.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital after a serious crash Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. near the Little River ferry terminal.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Bruce Gordon, a circumnavigation of the globe began with the first push of a pedal on his Bacchetta recumbent bike.

The fate of B.C.'s harmonized sales tax should be known by the end of August.