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New provincial funding helps secure immediate future for Nanaimo Airport
NANAIMO - New money will help the Nanaimo Airport weather the COVID-19 storm.The provincial government announced $720,000 in funding for the Nanaimo Airport to help offset losses sustained during the ...
Mar 30, 2021
Crews battling Black Hills wildfires gaining control
NEMO, S.D. - Firefighters on Tuesday began to gain control of wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National...
Mar 30, 2021
Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians
EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...
Mar 30, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Longlake Chateau 'blunted' by vaccine
NANAIMO - Island Health's top doctor says the most recent outbreak at a care facility was successfully mitigated by the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Richard Stanwick said the eight residents of Longlake Chat...
Mar 30, 2021
Bright lights in the sky: A look at some of the UFO sightings in Canada last year
WINNIPEG - A recent survey posted by Ufology Research in Winnipeg says there was a jump in UFO sightings in Canada last year. Here are some of the 1,243 sightings: Jan. 23, 2020 - Someone shovelling s...
Mar 30, 2021
Oceanside region gaining COVID-19 cases, 40 new across Island Health
NANAIMO - The Oceanside region, which has some of the highest populations of seniors in Canada, is rapidly gaining COVID-19 cases. Island Health's chief medical health officer Dr. Richard Stanwick sai...
Mar 30, 2021
Volkswagen issued a false news release, saying it was a joke
DETROIT - Volkswagen of America issued false statements this week saying it would change its brand name to "Voltswagen," as a way to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, only to reverse course ...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Milos Raonic falls short in round of 16 at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert Hurkacz...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Tyrone Crawford retires from NFL after long run with Dallas Cowboys
DALLAS - Canadian defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford has retired from the NFL after nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 31-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 179 tackles and 25 sacks in 112 car...
Mar 30, 2021
Change COVID-19 messaging for young people as cases rise in B.C.: retail council
VANCOUVER - A retail group says criticism by British Columbia's premier of young people could be replaced by better education about the risks of COVID-19. Greg Wilson, a director for the B.C. division...
Mar 30, 2021