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Nearly 10 per cent of all NHL head coaches now hail from Vancouver Island. That number jumped on Wednesday (June 17) when the Toronto Maple Leafs tapped Port Alberni’s Jim Hiller to take over their bench. Hiller was named the 41st head coach in the franchise’s history. He joins Victoria’s Spencer Carbery of the Washington

An “unidentified substance” has been poured on the Terry Fox statue in Port Coquitlam and police are now investigating. Coquitlam RCMP received a report on Wednesday (June 17) of alleged mischief to the statue, which is located in the 2100-block of Wilson Avenue in Port Coquitlam, according to a news release from police on the

After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada’s Criminal Code will soon be amended. On Wednesday, June 17, Bill C-225 received Royal Assent, just one day after passing its third reading in the Senate. Bill C-225, sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola MP Frank Caputo, is also known as “Bailey’s Law,” named after McCourt, who died on July 4,

Comox Valley RCMP and Comox Valley Search & Rescue (CVSAR) have both released safety notices to local trail users after a cluster of metal spikes were found hidden in the dirt on a trail along the Puntledge River pipeline. Mountain biker Eric Roy’s tire was punctured on June 14. The rider returned to check the

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