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Dusty Miller stood on the steps of Government House on Friday, British medals gleaming on his chest, as he welcomed guests to a black-tie dinner for the Duke of York.

Plans for a massive underground coal mine south of Courtenay, near Buckley Bay, suffered a major blow Friday with provincial rejection of Compliance Coal Corp.’s application for the Raven Underground Coal Project.

A Campbell River man underwent facial surgery Friday after a whale breached and collided with his boat, prompting marine life researchers to warn boaters to be on the lookout for increasing numbers of humpback whales around Vancouver Island.

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is reminding campers before the long weekend that certain parks and trails are closed to the public at night.

Ladysmith RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a 76-year-old North Oyster man. A neighbour called 911 at 11:30 a.m.

Former lieutenant governor Steven Point has resigned as chair of the advisory committee on safety and security of vulnerable women because of lawsuits over the Robert Pickton murders.

A head-on collision in Merville at 7:30 a.m. Friday was the third fatal crash Comox Valley RCMP has responded to in the last 10 days. Both drivers had to be extracted from their vehicles by Courtenay firefighters.

Defending Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria calls it “heartbreaking” and “devastating.” Fans and observers sensed something was off. Hesjedal confirmed their suspicions by withdrawing from the 2013 Giro cycling race, citing illness.

The Very Rev. Logan McMenamie expressed relief Friday at the recovery of valuable artifacts stolen from Christ Church Cathedral.