The latest jobs figures arrived less than a week before the Bank of Canada’s next interest-rate decision. The post Economy adds 31,800 jobs in June, unemployment rate rises to 6.0% appeared first on Port Alberni Valley News.

It was a harrowing afternoon for a group of tubers, floating down the Puntledge River on Thursday, July 5. The post Tubers stuck on Courtenay’s Puntledge River appeared first on Port Alberni Valley News.

She is alleging a “negligent” and “lackadaisical” approach to investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women The post Mother of missing Indigenous woman hits feds, RCMP with $600M class action appeared first on Port Alberni Valley News.

David Proctor hopes to cross the country in 66 days and also raise $1M for rare diseases The post Alberta man running across Canada to break records, raise money appeared first on Port Alberni Valley News.