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Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email
LOS ANGELES - A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group's board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a "hate movement." The H...
Apr 20, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 240,000 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,483...
Apr 20, 2021
Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh school returns to school exposure list
NANAIMO - Another COVID-19 exposure event occurred at a Snuneymuxw First Nation school. SD68 notified the public on Tuesday, April 20 about a COVID-19 exposure event at Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh lasting fr...
Apr 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There are 1,139,043 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,139,043 confirmed cases (87,872 activ...
Apr 20, 2021
Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team
Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...
Apr 20, 2021
Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team
Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...
Apr 20, 2021
George Floyd's death was 'wake-up call' about systemic racism: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police officer whose knee to the neck of George Floyd ended in the Black man's death last May. Der...
Apr 20, 2021
'We're up to the challenge:' new Downtown Nanaimo Businesses Association approved
NANAIMO - A newly endorsed organization will use an annual property tax levy in a bid to bolster the downtown core's vibrancy and sustainability.The Downtown Nanaimo Business Associaton (DNBA) was app...
Apr 20, 2021
Trudeau says Liberal budget is not a launch pad for a federal election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists Monday's federal budget is not intended as a launching pad for an election later this year but he's not entirely ruling one out. Trudeau says it will be ...
Apr 20, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in central Island drop below 100
NANAIMO - Island Health is continuing to trend on the downward slope from B.C.'s third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 32 cases were confirmed by the health authority on Tuesday, April 20 inc...
Apr 20, 2021