As crews continue to battle the nearby Mount Underwood wildfire, Port Alberni staff will be out on Thursday issuing notices to properties with fire hazards.

A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific featuring a Victoria-based ship has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins.

No one was injured after a truck burst into flames in the northbound lanes of Highway 19 near Parksville on Wednesday morning ...