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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
Millions for addiction and mental health in B.C.'s budget for 'unprecedented need'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the government is making the largest investment in mental health and addictions in the province's history as part of Budget 2021. Selina Robinson sa...
Apr 20, 2021
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three charges he faced in the death of George Floyd.Floyd died last May after Chauvin, a White officer, pinned his knee on ...
Apr 20, 2021