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VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expanding financial assistance for those impacted by intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast in October.

CHILLIWACK, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Dan Coulter, a former member of British Columbia's legislature and a New Democrat cabinet minister, has died at age 49. The СÀ¶ÊÓƵ New Democratic Party says in a statement that Coulter was a "devoted advocate" for the people of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Dan Coulter "championed the underdog" as a union leader, school district trustee and MLA.

SURREY, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Police in Surrey, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, say a section of Highway 99 remains closed the day after a nine-vehicle crash that sent six people to hospital.

The report says the city would need to more than double current levels of front-line staffing and related supports

Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation is seeking aboriginal title to about 430,000 hectares of land in the Gold River-Tahsis area, and compensation for forestry operations on its traditional lands

The largest creditor is Beecher Bay (Sc’ianew) First Nation at $8.556 million, followed by Scala Development Consultants Ltd. at $2.374 million

Organizers of this year’s count — which runs over a 24-hour period on Saturday — are hoping to break their own record of 154 different species set in 2004

Six people sent to hospital with various injuries

The driver that hit Maria Espedido, 64, as she was crossing Canada Way Wednesday morning did not stop to help.