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'It will make a huge difference:' new buses announced for popular Nanaimo charity
NANAIMO - A pair of new 24-passenger buses are now on the road for an organization helping upwards of 1,200 Nanaimo area children annually.BGC Central Vancouver Island (formally known as the Boys and ...
May 05, 2021
'Anxious to see you:' JFK letters to Swedish lover auctioned
BOSTON - Love letters that John F. Kennedy wrote to a Swedish paramour a few years after he married Jacqueline Bouvier are going up for auction. "You are wonderful and I miss you," Kennedy scribbled a...
May 05, 2021
Getting up Close with Glenn and Ted Nash, new duo in jazz
NEW YORK - Glenn Close recently made music-related headlines for her playful performance of "Da Butt" at the Academy Awards, but the revered actor has some real music news: she's releasing an album wi...
May 05, 2021
Yukon to lift requirement of 14-day self-isolation for arriving travellers May 25
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says travellers who can prove they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 won't be required to self-isolate when they enter the territory beginning May 25. Premier...
May 05, 2021
Canadian boxer Many Bujold fighting for Tokyo Olympic berth outside ring
Mandy Bujold would have far preferred fighting this battle within the familiar ropes of the ring.Instead, the Tokyo Olympic fate for Canada's best boxer lies in the hands of the Court of Arbitration f...
May 05, 2021
Avoid mixed messaging with any mix-and-match vaccine plan: CEO
Public health doctors and immunologists in Canada are calling for a wait-and-see approach as the idea of mixing doses of different COVID-19 vaccines is being considered to quickly inoculate more peopl...
May 05, 2021
Canada supports 'common platform' to recognize vaccine status of travellers: Alghabra
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the resumption of international travel requires a co-ordinated approach for testing and a common platform for recognizing the vaccinated status of travel...
May 05, 2021
NFL experience taught CFL lineman Frank Beltre the need to be self-sufficient
Football has helped provide Frank Beltre with an education and an opportunity for a professional career, but it's also taught the CFL defensive lineman a harsh lesson about how unstable and unforgivin...
May 05, 2021
Canada's Einarson extends win streak to four games at world curling playdowns
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson extended her winning streak to four games Wednesday with a 10-4 victory over Estonia's Marie Turmann at the world women's curling championship. Einarson improved to 5...
May 05, 2021
Montreal archdiocese names independent ombudswoman to investigate abuse complaints
MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has named its first independent ombudswoman to handle complaints regarding abuse and other inappropriate behaviour connected to the church. Montreal lawyer Marie Ch...
May 05, 2021