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Nanaimo music teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate contact with student
NANAIMO - A music teacher vowed he learned his lesson after personal exchanges he initiated were unwanted by a Nanaimo teenager. Flavio Livio Cianflone, 68, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 29 to a d...
Apr 29, 2021
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER - A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago. Karen Ward s...
Apr 29, 2021
Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge
SAO PAULO - Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome da...
Apr 29, 2021
B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials admitted efforts to administer pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver pandemic hot zones did not work properly. Provincial health officer Dr. B...
Apr 29, 2021
O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he acted appropriately after hearing a "rumour" about Jonathan Vance months before the general took over as Canada's top military commander in July 2015....
Apr 29, 2021
Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal
OTTAWA - The spokesman for a union representing striking dockworkers at Montreal's port called on Thursday for an end to contentious scheduling practices before the workers are forced back on the job....
Apr 29, 2021
UK film academy suspends Noel Clarke over misconduct claims
LONDON - Britain's motion picture academy on Thursday suspended actor-director Noel Clarke after a newspaper reported that multiple women had accused him of sexual harassment or bullying. The film and...
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Canada's oldest residents higher than for flu shot
OTTAWA - Health Canada data suggest seniors are getting vaccinated in higher numbers for COVID-19 than they did for the flu. Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo says almost nine in 10 C...
Apr 29, 2021
'Stay away right now:' stopping non-essential travel the key to curbing COVID-19 transmission
NANAIMO - Public health has reaffirmed their plea not to travel recreationally during the COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said any non-essential travel outside of the thre...
Apr 29, 2021
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling
BOISE, Idaho - An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured. The investigation into Rep. Aaron von ...
Apr 29, 2021