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PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say a man reported missing Friday was found dead down a steep embankment in Port Alberni.

The Canadian Coast Guard, part of the federal Fisheries Department, has announced it is planning to remove a total of four lightkeepers from two stations, one at Pachena Point and the other at Carmanah Point, both on the West Coast Trail.

Police said evidence of hard-drug use was found at the scene.

METCHOSIN, B.C. — Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area.

SURREY, B.C. — The president of the union local for Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers says preparations are underway for strike action to begin next week, and he believes transit operator TransLink should be "stepping in" to avoid the job action.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A salmon task force that is examining the impact of the massive Chilcotin River landslide in British Columbia says it's prepared for the "emergency enhancement" of fish stocks after the disaster.

Work zone traffic blitz issues 40 tickets in two hours

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A former correctional officer is facing nine charges including obstruction of justice as part of a criminal organization and accepting a bribe, after a smuggling investigation in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER — The president of the union local for B.C. HandyDART workers says a withdrawal of the transit service in Metro Vancouver is "imminent" as it prepares to serve a 72-hour strike notice.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general found no evidence of a conflict of interest in the handling of provincial grants for the zero-emission vehicle sector, after an accusation by a truck maker earlier this year.