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Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell
OTTAWA - The federal government reports the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says i...
Jun 01, 2021
Bombs in Afghan capital Kabul kill at least 10, wound 12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Three bombs rattled the Afghan capital Kabul late Tuesday killing at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, an Afghan government spokesman said. Two bombs explo...
Jun 01, 2021
Nanaimo SPCA's virtual Lock-in for Love kicks off with large matching donation
NANAIMO - One of the SPCA's largest fundraisers has started with a big push. Leon Davis, executive director of the Nanaimo and District SPCA, said a generous gift is doubling donations given when peop...
Jun 01, 2021
Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has submitted its final proposal for decriminalization of simple possession of drugs to Health Canada, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to appl...
Jun 01, 2021
A direction home: Bob Dylan album returned 48 years late
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - After nearly five decades of blowin' in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home: A man living in San Francisco has mailed the vinyl back to an O...
Jun 01, 2021
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous Affairs Minister says the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves if survivors and their families are in favour. Ian Lafrenire says his o...
Jun 01, 2021
Search for unmarked graves to resume at former residential school in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A survivor of the largest residential school in the Maritimes says the search will continue for unmarked graves at the site north of Halifax. Dorene Bernard, a Mi'kmaq elder, confirmed today...
Jun 01, 2021
Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims
VICTORIA - An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours a...
Jun 01, 2021
Discovery of Indigenous children's remains evidence of Canada's genocide: experts
OTTAWA - The discovery of 215 children's remains in an unmarked burial site in British Columbia has revived discussion about the residential school system, which the Truth and Reconciliation Commissio...
Jun 01, 2021
Fatal overdoses steadily increasing in Nanaimo throughout 2021
NANAIMO - A concerning and fatal trend is developing in the Nanaimo area. New data from the BC Coroners Service showed six people lost their lives due to the toxic drug crisis in April, 2021. The numb...
Jun 01, 2021