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B.C.'s top doctor releases COVID-19 vaccination plan for first three months of 2021
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says immunizations are expected to be ramped up in the coming weeks as Health Canada approves more COVID-19 vaccines, but a major challenge will be for people ...
Jan 04, 2021
Meet HayHay, a social rooster looking for a home
NANAIMO - Here's a pet you don't see every day.HayHay is a rooster available for adoption from the Nanaimo SPCA. He's more social than your average rooster and will make an excellent companion for som...
Jan 04, 2021
Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia
ATLANTA - The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a "never-Trumper." Byung J. "BJay" P...
Jan 04, 2021
COVID-19 rules in B.C. 'fraught' with ambiguity: judge in child custody case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on ...
Jan 04, 2021
COVID-19 rules in B.C. 'fraught' with ambiguity: judge in child custody case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on ...
Jan 04, 2021
Housing assessments show slight increases for homeowners in B.C. Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - Housing values in British Columbia's Lower Mainland have been "resilient" through the COVID-19 pandemic with assessment notices showing moderate increases in property valuations. BC Assessm...
Jan 04, 2021
64 new cases found in Island Health over New Years period, vaccination efforts ramp up
NANAIMO - Island Health added a significant number of new COVID-19 cases as 2020 transitioned to 2021, but maintained its status as the province's least affected health authority.A total of 64 new cas...
Jan 04, 2021
With rumours swirling, Jets sniper Patrik Laine mum on future in Winnipeg
Patrik Laine was given every opportunity to clarify his standing with the Winnipeg Jets. After the star sniper's agents suggested publicly in the fall it might best for both parties if he was traded, ...
Jan 04, 2021
Calgary bubble stay could be brief for some curlers and a long one for others
The stay in the curling bubble starting next month in Calgary could be brief for some athletes and a very long one for others. "We're going to pack for two months," said Toronto-based skip John Epping...
Jan 04, 2021
Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and '’70s Show' star, hospitalized
LOS ANGELES - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in "A View to a Kill" and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom "That '70s Show," has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor...
Jan 04, 2021