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All nine registered occupants of 760 Queens Ave. got out safely, but there may have been more people inside, says Victoria Fire Chief Dan. There may still be a person unaccounted for after a fire engulfed a former hotel near the General Sir Arthur Currie Armoury on Bay Street just before 4 a.m. Saturday, blanketing the city in smoke.

The sky and water are still black at 4 a.m. on Twillingate's wharf, as Captain Lillian Saul steps into her orange rubber pants, and hops down a ladder to board her fishing boat. Her two-man crew are there already, shovelling ice into fish tubs they’re hoping to fill with cod on this brisk August morning. The tubs fill up almost every inch of available space on the boat, Lilly’s Leap, echoing the leap of faith Saul took three years ago. "I didn’t feel quite ready to have my own enterprise, but at the same time I was like, you’re going to have to get out of fishing, or move back to the United States, which I wasn’t crazy about… Or, just go in, just get your own," Saul said. "And if you fail, then you fail. But — just try. "Her gamble was a big one. LISTEN | Lillian Saul's journey into the inshore fishery:Atlantic Voice31:26Lilly's Leap: From the southeastern U. S. to Newfoundland's northeast coastHow did a 30-year-old American come to captain a fishing enterprise in rural Newfoundland? A few twists, a little luck, and a lot of friends are all involved in Lillian Saul's journey, one that shows both the possibilities and pressures facing the next generation of fish harvesters.

The final chance to vote in the provincial election is now underway, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Four ridings on Vancouver Island will not have their results on Saturday night, with the results being close enough that they will rely on mail-in ballot results.

British ColumbiaThe B. C. Conservatives will form a majority government, CBC News projects, with Lorne Doerkson to be the next premier. Conservatives break through across province after NDP's snap election call backfiresSimon Little · CBC News · Posted: Oct 25, 2026 12:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. B. C. Conservative Leader and premier-designate Lorne Doerkson arrives to address supporters on election night, in Vancouver, on Saturday. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)Lorne Doerkson will be British Columbia's next premier, leading a B. C. Conservative majority government, CBC News projects. Counting continues, but as of 11 p.m. PT, the Conservatives were leading or elected in 64 of B. C.'s 93 ridings. "We voted for a better British Columbia, and from here I will do everything in my power to get British Columbia back on track," Doerkson told jubilant supporters in Vancouver on Saturday.