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Fewer than 500 police officers found themselves dealing with a crowd of 155,000 hockey fans and troublemakers much more quickly than they expected, a review of the Stanley Cup riot has found.

Two local harbour projects will receive federal funding

Premier Christy Clark has ended months of speculation and will stick to the scheduled date of May 2013 for the next B.C. election.

The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Info Centre held a dog wash and hot dog roast on Saturday.

E-readers are being introduced to the Port Hardy branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library

A work-to-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year.

Disease, not sea lice, main threat from salmon farms: inquiry researcher

The B.C. government's carbon neutrality program is working, but it needs changes, Environment Minister Terry Lake says. School and hospital funds are being diverted to carbon reduction projects at energy, cement and forest companies.

UBCM convention to mull civic spending watchdog

Expanded cell phone coverage for North Vancouver Island received a boost when the Regional District of Mount Waddington Board of Directors voted last week to approve the installation of a communications tower by Rogers Communications, Inc. in Port McNeill.