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B.C. Liberals to set leadership vote no later than next February, says party
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Liberals say the party will elect a new leader no later than next February. Acting party president Don Silversides says in a statement the process to set the rules for a...
Feb 17, 2021
Senate poised for final vote on amended assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA - Senators are wrapping up final debate on a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.They will vote on the bill, as amended by senators, later today.Senators have already approved ...
Feb 17, 2021
Cannabis company Tilray reports US$2.9M loss, $56.5M in revenue in Q4
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. incurred a US$2.9-million loss in its latest quarter, just as the company was signing a blockbuster deal to merge with competitor Aphria Inc.The Nanaimo, B.C.-based cannabi...
Feb 17, 2021
Canadian rookie Edwards shining in a bizarre UConn season unlike any other
Aaliyah Edwards splits her days between the gym and her apartment. The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen littl...
Feb 17, 2021
Conservation officers kill cougar, search for second animal after teen followed
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Conservation Officer Service says a juvenile cougar has been killed after a teenager reported being followed by two of the animals in Coquitlam, B.C. The agency says in a stateme...
Feb 17, 2021
Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021
Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
US govt seizes roughly 10M phoney N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least five states to hospitals, ...
Feb 17, 2021
'The protection we're seeing is very robust:' vaccinations need time to fully protect Nanaimo care homes
NANAIMO - Outbreaks of COVID-19 at two local, long-term care homes is raising questions about the province's vaccine rollout plan.Island Health completed the first round of vaccination at all care fac...
Feb 17, 2021