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A coroner’s inquest has been scheduled to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Chase de Balinhard.
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the westbound Highway 1 off-ramps to Fraser Highway and Mount Lehman Road will be closed until 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Preliminary reporting by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows that 113 people died in July, and 126 people in August 2026, due to unregulated drug toxicity.
Drivers, residents and local businesses are advised that the closure on Allenby Road, from just past Boys Road to Miller Road in Duncan, has been extended until spring 2027.
Media are invited to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, British Columbia, where the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, will be joined by Mr. Braeden Caley, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver-Capilano, Kevin Brosseau, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), and community members to celebrate the keel laying of the CCG’s polar icebreaker, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Imnaryuaq.
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa arrived at its home port of Esquimalt, British Columbia, following the completion of a more than four-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific and North American West Arctic regions under Operations HORIZON and LATITUDE.
A coroner’s inquest has been scheduled to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Chase de Balinhard.
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the westbound Highway 1 off-ramps to Fraser Highway and Mount Lehman Road will be closed until 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Preliminary reporting by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows that 113 people died in July, and 126 people in August 2026, due to unregulated drug toxicity.
Drivers, residents and local businesses are advised that the closure on Allenby Road, from just past Boys Road to Miller Road in Duncan, has been extended until spring 2027.
Media are invited to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, British Columbia, where the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, will be joined by Mr. Braeden Caley, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver-Capilano, Kevin Brosseau, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), and community members to celebrate the keel laying of the CCG’s polar icebreaker, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Imnaryuaq.
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa arrived at its home port of Esquimalt, British Columbia, following the completion of a more than four-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific and North American West Arctic regions under Operations HORIZON and LATITUDE.
People encouraged to protect themselves, loved ones from influenza, COVID-19, other viral illnesses
Drivers can expect major traffic-pattern changes on Highway 11 at Highway 1 starting on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, to allow crews to safely demolish the Highway 11 overpass.
City Centre Elementary opens, Alfred B. Dixon Elementary construction completing soon
Mineral-exploration permits being approved quicker with new efficient process
Court now operates on Stó:lō land at Qw'oqw'elith'a (Coqualeetza)
Seniors with the highest risk of serious illness from RSV will get free vaccine starting next week