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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 401,276 new vaccinations administered for a total of 27,244...
Jun 09, 2021
Leadership, mentoring on offer for Island sport coaches
NANAIMO - Coaches from all sports can bolster their skills and learn new leadership techniques in a year long program starting this fall.Applications for the PacificSport Vancouver Island Coach Academ...
Jun 09, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. There are 1,396,798 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,396,798 confirmed cases (20,377 activ...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years
VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in part of their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests ...
Jun 09, 2021
COVID-19 case counts in B.C. fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say the province has a strong COVID-19 immunization rate at 74.5 per cent of all adults for their first dose of a vaccine. It comes as the infection rat...
Jun 09, 2021
Biden opens overseas trip declaring 'United States is back'
MILDENHALL, England (AP) - President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that "the United States is back" as he seeks to reassert the nation on the world ...
Jun 09, 2021
Bear found stuck on power pole in southern Arizona city
WILLCOX, Ariz. (AP) - A bear in Arizona emerged unscathed from quite the power trip when it became stuck on a utility pole. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, a utility company based in the ...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years
VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests and arre...
Jun 09, 2021
Russian court outlaws opposition leader Navalny's groups
MOSCOW (AP) - A Moscow court on Wednesday night outlawed the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labeling them extremist, the latest move in a campaign to silence diss...
Jun 09, 2021
Island Health sees rising COVID-19 cases for second day in a row
NANAIMO - The number of new cases being found in Island Health is rising after hitting a recent low. The health authority confirmed 13 new cases on Wednesday, June 9, building off the nine confirmed t...
Jun 09, 2021