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Weagle and Kennedy tabbed as Canadian mixed doubles backups at Beijing Games
Veteran curlers Marc Kennedy and Lisa Weagle will serve as backups in the event an injury or positive COVID-19 test forces a change to the Canadian mixed doubles roster before the start of the Beijing...
Jan 21, 2022
'We cannot eliminate all risk:' province shifts gears away from COVID-19 management staples
NANAIMO - It's not a shift to an endemic, but the latest media briefing from the province's health officer represented a major shift in B.C.'s COVID-19 response.Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a media av...
Jan 21, 2022
School District 68 to implement COVID vaccine mandate for all staff
NANAIMO - Local school board trustees voted in favour of creating a vaccine mandate for all of its employees in district 68.At a Thursday, Jan 20 special board meeting, school board trustees requested...
Jan 21, 2022
O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters
OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...
Jan 21, 2022
$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur
MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...
Jan 21, 2022
Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats
OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...
Jan 21, 2022
Sudden shift in COVID-19 guidance in B.C. 'led to confusion' says BC CDC
VANCOUVER - Guidance on the home management of COVID-19 symptoms and decisions about who should self-isolate and for how long could dominate today's pandemic update with British Columbia's health mini...
Jan 21, 2022
Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats
OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...
Jan 21, 2022
Coroner to probe second death this month of Montreal homeless person in frigid cold
MONTREAL - A second person experiencing homelessness in Montreal has died this month after spending the night outside in frigid temperatures. Ambulance service spokesperson Sbastien Coulombe says a 91...
Jan 21, 2022
Federal program to rapidly build homes goes past target, again
OTTAWA - A federal program aimed at quickly creating new affordable housing units has once again surpassed its goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rapid-housing program has now created more t...
Jan 21, 2022