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Meet your new adventure buddy who loves to show his silly side
NANAIMO - Summer is a time for adventure and what's a better adventure partner than a dog who loves to play?Rubble is a one-year-old Olde English Bulldog who is happiest when he's active and running a...
Jun 29, 2020
Poll suggests COVID-19 not changing Canada Day for many Canadians
OTTAWA - COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but a new survey suggests that's not going to change how many people mark the holiday. Leger Marketing and the Associa...
Jun 29, 2020
B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during t...
Jun 29, 2020
B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during t...
Jun 29, 2020
Venezuela's Maduro orders EU envoy to leave after sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro ordered the European Union's ambassador to leave the country on Monday hours after the bloc that's pushing for a democratic transition hit sever...
Jun 29, 2020
Coroner finds organizational problems in death of 24-year-old during Montreal marathon
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who looked into the death last year of a 24-year-old runner in a Montreal half-marathon is raising several issues with communication and organization at the ...
Jun 29, 2020
Coroner finds organizational problems in death of 24-year-old during Montreal marathon
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who looked into the death last year of a 24-year-old runner in a Montreal half-marathon is raising several issues with communication and organization at the ...
Jun 29, 2020
Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say
OTTAWA - The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the...
Jun 29, 2020
New nurse practitioner clinic in south Nanaimo to help 6,800 without a family doctor
NANAIMO - There's help on the horizon for thousands of Nanaimo residents without a family doctor. A new primary care clinic fully staffed by nurse practitioners opens on Tuesday, June 30 with two nurs...
Jun 29, 2020
No COVID-19 increase for Vancouver Island over weekend, no deaths across B.C.
NANAIMO - British Columbia has just 153 active cases of COVID-19 as numbers remain steady over the weekend.A total of 26 cases were detected between Friday, June 26 and Monday, June 29 including just ...
Jun 29, 2020