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Police, coroner investigate skeletal human remains found in Victoria-area waterway
VICTORIA - Two police departments in the Victoria area and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the discovery of skeletal human remains in a local waterway.Victoria police say investigators wer...
May 11, 2021
Tatis goes on injured list due to health, safety protocols
DENVER (AP) - San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was among three players the Padres added to the injured list due to health and safety protocols. Joining Tatis on the list were utility players Jur...
May 11, 2021
'What we want to see': B.C. COVID-19 case counts trending downward, vaccinations up
VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded 515 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, continuing a downward trend of infections as the vaccination rate accelerates. Health officials say in a news release that 6,020 pe...
May 11, 2021
Two provinces halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine, 20 new COVID-19 cases of Island Health
NANAIMO - Canada's vaccine roll-out plan has hit a bump in the road.Ontario stopped delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, May 11 after it discovered more cases of a rare blood clottin...
May 11, 2021
'Bucktooth bandits': Police trace stolen lumber to beaver dam
PORCUPINE PLAIN, Sask. - Mounties in east-central Saskatchewan have cracked what they are calling an "extremely Canadian case."RCMP officers from the Porcupine Plain detachment were called to a rural ...
May 11, 2021
Bear has close call on utility poles in Arizona border city
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) - Residents of an Arizona border city were left in disbelief by a surprise visit from a bear. The Arizona Game & Fish Department said the bear appeared Sunday in downtown Dougl...
May 11, 2021
Aritzia holds on to most fourth-quarter sales due to growth of e-commerce business
VANCOUVER - Aritzia capped a challenging 2020 by sustaining most of its revenue in the fourth quarter thanks to growth in e-commerce sales despite government-mandated store closures. The Vancouver-bas...
May 11, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps staying humble ahead of test against slumping Minnesota United
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted, despite some early season success. The 'Caps (2-1-1) have had a solid start to the campaign and are set to face a slumping Minne...
May 11, 2021
Nanaimo RCMP officer injured after cruiser t-boned
NANAIMO - Both an RCMP officer and the driver of another car were taken to hospital after an evening crash. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said a Nanaimo RCMP cruiser was t-boned in the intersection of Third ...
May 11, 2021
Man killed 6, self at Colorado party after not being invited
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Police say a gunman who killed six people at Colorado birthday party over the weekend opened fire because he had not been invited and then killed himself. Colorado Sprin...
May 11, 2021