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Virologist: Tokyo Olympics probably couldn't be held now
TOKYO - A respected Japanese virologist on Wednesday said if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow, the games probably couldn't be held because of the fast-spreading virus from Wuhan, China. "We need to fi...
Feb 19, 2020
China’s top diplomat assures Southeast Asia on epidemic
VIENTIANE, Laos - China's top diplomat assured his Southeast Asian counterparts on Wednesday that the situation in a central Chinese province where the outbreak of a new virus began has "been brought ...
Feb 19, 2020
'We were fighting for people before us and in the future:' forestry workers due back on the job
NANAIMO - An incredibly tough nearly eight months off the job is coming to an end for approximately 3000 forestry workers.An agreement between United Steelworkers 1-1937 and Western Forest Products (W...
Feb 19, 2020 Workers are due for a return to Nanaimo's Duke Point sawmill on Thursday, Feb. 20 following ratification of a new agreement with Western Forest Products. (Google Maps)
US home construction dips 3.6% in January
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes edged back slightly in January after a December surge that had pushed home construction to the highest level in 13 years. The Commerce Department reported Wednes...
Feb 19, 2020
China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters' credentials
BEIJING - China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed racist by the governme...
Feb 19, 2020
Hereditary chiefs say they'll meet with ministers if RCMP get out
VANCOUVER - A small, mobile RCMP detachment in a remote area of British Columbia has become a bargaining chip in proposed talks that many hope could put an end to blockades that have disrupted rail an...
Feb 19, 2020
How the B.C. government approached land rights after major court ruling
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier John Horgan raised his voice over jeers and fist-banging recently in question period after members of the Opposition Liberals criticized his government's handling of the clash...
Feb 19, 2020
Hereditary chiefs say they'll meet with ministers if RCMP get out
VANCOUVER - A small, mobile RCMP detachment in a remote area of British Columbia has become a bargaining chip in proposed talks that many hope could put an end to blockades that have disrupt...
Feb 19, 2020
How the B.C. government approached land rights after major court ruling
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier John Horgan raised his voice over jeers and fist-banging recently in question period after members of the Opposition Liberals criticized his government's handling of the clash...
Feb 19, 2020
Sanders hopes early strength will prove he can beat Trump
LAS VEGAS - Terry Reece has long been skeptical that voters would back Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old self-described democratic socialist who is just months removed from a heart attack. Then the Vermon...
Feb 19, 2020