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Opposition blasts Liberals for sending House leader instead of PM staff to talk WE
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are expressing frustration and anger after the Liberal government sent its House leader to answer a parliamentary committee's questions today on a now-dead WE Chari...
Mar 29, 2021
New COVID-19 restrictions introduced as new cases surge
NANAIMO - New restrictions are being implemented across B.C. after a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, March 29 announced 2,518 new cases since Friday...
Mar 29, 2021
B.C. university offers first bachelor's degree in Indigenous language fluency
VICTORIA - Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon be able to receive an Indigenous language fluency degree. Anne Kang, B.C.'s minister of advanced education and ski...
Mar 29, 2021
Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O'Toole
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole was s...
Mar 29, 2021
B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation of a bus route described as a "crucial lifeline" for northern B.C. A joint statement from the...
Mar 29, 2021
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centres appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. - The death sentence of an avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 should be overturned because he was incapable of understanding...
Mar 29, 2021
Metcalf loves her 'weirdo B storyline' on TV's 'The Conners'
NEW YORK - Laurie Metcalf smiles and laughs when she thinks of her character Jackie and her assorted misadventures on the "Roseanne" spinoff, "The Conners." Dating back to her introduction in Roseanne...
Mar 29, 2021
Tribeca plans in-person, outdoor film festival for June
NEW YORK - The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday that it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person this June and with outdoor screenings spread throughout New York's five boroughs. The springtime festi...
Mar 29, 2021
VIDEO: Trio arrested following attempted assault with a knife in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A store security guard was left shaken but otherwise uninjured following a tense situation in south Nanaimo.Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 28 at University Village on Fift...
Mar 29, 2021
Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - A woman has been hurt in a shooting late Sunday in a Surrey, B.C., home. RCMP say the attack happened just before midnight in a home in the Guildford neighbourhood. The suspect fled bef...
Mar 29, 2021