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Canada's Nick Taylor in the mix at PGA's The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Canada's Nick Taylor shot a second round of 6-under 66 Friday to put him in the mix at the PGA's The American Express. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., was in second place among Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
Transit driver performs life-saving CPR on unconscious woman in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A RDN transit driver is being praised for his heroic, life-saving actions.Terry Keogh was driving his route through downtown Nanaimo when he was flagged down by several people near a bus sto...
Jan 22, 2021
Island Health ends week on subdued note, 14 new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Island Health ended the week with relatively lower counts of new COVID-19 cases. Island Health announced 14 new cases on Friday, Jan. 22. This was the lowest announced by Island Health throu...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking be...
Jan 22, 2021
B.C. government to release report on its response to pandemic at care homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province will release a report assessing its COVID-19 response in the province's long-term care homes. Adrian Dix says the Health Ministry commis...
Jan 22, 2021
Joly touts need for new B.C. economic development agency
VICTORIA - The federal economic development minister says businesses in B.C. want to work with a new development agency that Ottawa is working to create in the province. Melanie Joly says she's heard ...
Jan 22, 2021
Dabrowski plans to 'wing it' with new partner as hard 14-day quarantine limits plans
Gabriela Dabrowski's original plan for the Australian swing was to practise with her new doubles partner and get some training in during a two-week quarantine period in Melbourne. A hard hotel room lo...
Jan 22, 2021
'Baba Yaga' introduces with a virtual reality movie premiere
Last week Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went to a movie premiere together. They posed for photos and made remarks from a stage while an audience watched quietly. Or, more accurately, their avatars ...
Jan 22, 2021
Forge FC-Toronto FC Canadian Championship final to be played before April 6
While an exact date for the Canadian Championship final between Toronto FC and Forge FC has yet to be determined, the teams now have a deadline to meet for the matchup. CONCACAF confirmed Friday that ...
Jan 22, 2021
Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse among six swimmers named early to Canadian Olympic team
Strange times in sport create unorthodox decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupting training and decimating the competition calendar led Swimming Canada to invoke the unforeseen circumstances claus...
Jan 22, 2021