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Doctor prescribed nature pass program takes effect at Milner Gardens
QUALICUM BEACH - Popular Milner Gardens & Woodland in Qualicum Beach has joined a national program designed to make it easier for people to benefit from spending more time outside.The 70 acre Vanc...
Jul 04, 2022
US judge finds for 3 drug distributors in WVa opioid lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pi...
Jul 04, 2022
Robertson, Gilgeous-Alexander lead Canada to rout of U.S. Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, United States - Kassius Robertson hit eight three-pointers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also had 24 points and Canada cruised to an easy 113-67 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadians donated more than $44M to Liberal, Conservative parties in 2021
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and specu...
Jul 04, 2022
Take a swig of Cappuccino, a one-year-old rabbit looking to brighten your day
NANAIMO - Cappuccino is a former street rabbit looking for a home to call his own.It does take him a bit to warm up, but once he does he'll explore all the nooks and crannies of your house.He's a big ...
Jul 04, 2022
Irving Abella, historian who wrote on Canada's refusal of Jewish refugees, dead at 82
Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government's refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd b...
Jul 04, 2022
B.C. health minister says province preparing for fall COVID-19; urges vaccinations
SURREY, B.C. - Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in COVID-19 this fall. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended and he's urging ...
Jul 04, 2022
Canada Soccer makes new compensation offer to its national teams
Canada Soccer says it has made a new compensation offer to its men's and women's national teams. "While we will continue to negotiate confidentially with our men's national team - as a willing and res...
Jul 04, 2022
Dabrowski loses in mixed quarterfinals as Canadians bow out at Wimbledon
LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Australian partner John Peers were eliminated in the mixed-doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, ending Canada's involvement in the professional draws ...
Jul 04, 2022
Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic
HALIFAX - A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing. That ru...
Jul 04, 2022