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Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
CANBERRA, Australia - Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journa...
Feb 17, 2021
California lawmakers propose ban on fracking by 2027
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New legislation would ban all fracking in California by 2027, taking aim at the powerful oil and gas industry in the state already planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars...
Feb 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. There are 834,182 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 834,182 confirmed cases (32,986 active, ...
Feb 17, 2021
Councillors vote to increase awareness about available menstrual products in City facilities
NANAIMO - Anyone in need of a menstrual product but caught without at a City of Nanaimo facility will soon know exactly where to turn. Councillors voted unanimously to increase signage at City facilit...
Feb 17, 2021
20 new cases in Island Health as COVID-19 patients in ICU drop across B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of people receiving intensive care in B.C. hospitals for COVID-19 has decreased dramatically. The caseload fell by 11 to 63 on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The number of people in hospital...
Feb 17, 2021
Longtime Nanaimo firefighter named new chief
NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo didn't have to look far for its new fire chief.Deputy chief Tim Doyle has been named the new head of Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) nearly two months after former chief Karen ...
Feb 17, 2021
Canada and U.S. renew women's soccer rivalry at SheBelieves Cup in Orlando
History and the world rankings are on his side when it comes to playing Canada. But U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski wasn't providing any bulletin-board material ahead of Thursday's game between the North...
Feb 17, 2021
New Toronto FC coach Chris Armas exudes enthusiasm after first training session
TORONTO - Intensity and energy were the buzzwords Wednesday as the Chris Armas era kicked off at Toronto FC.The club is the first in Major League Soccer to open training camp, given a little extra tim...
Feb 17, 2021
Rush Limbaugh, radio king and architect of right wing, dies
Rush Limbaugh called himself a truth detector, doctor of democracy, lover of mankind, all-around good guy and harmless fuzz ball, titles his legions of followers embraced as he boomed from their radio...
Feb 17, 2021
Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - A defence lawyer is asking a jury to give a man accused of killing a woman found dead in his hotel room bathtub the benefit of the doubt. Bradley Barton is on trial for manslaughter in the ...
Feb 17, 2021