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All of B.C. will eventually ease out of COVID-19 restrictions at same time: doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 measures will eventually be loosened across the province at the same time despite lower transmission rates in some regions, but ca...
May 10, 2021
New 'NANAIMO' sign survives two minor graffiti attempts
NANAIMO - City crews are keeping a close eye on the latest addition to Maffeo Sutton Park.Parks crews have actively monitored the "NANAIMO" sign since it was installed on April 29 and have twice remov...
May 10, 2021
Coroners service confirms cause of death in 2019 Gabriola Island plane crash
NANAIMO - A BC Coroners report has confirmed how three people aboard a plane which crashed on Gabriola Island died.Allan and Katheryn Boudreau, both from Ladysmith, along with Alex Bahlsen were flying...
May 10, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases on central Island drop by one quarter
NANAIMO - British Columbia continues the ride down the third wave of COVID-19.A total of 1,759 cases were confirmed through three reporting periods over the weekend from May 8 to May 10, including 54 ...
May 10, 2021
'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules
Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...
May 10, 2021
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021
Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021
Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.
Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...
May 10, 2021
NDP join Liberals to cut short debate, move pandemic election bill forward
OTTAWA - New Democrats have joined forces with the Liberals to cut short initial debate on a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 10, 2021