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Travellers to Nunavut who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 can isolate at home
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - Travellers to Nunavut who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 or partially vaccinated will no longer have to isolate in one of the government's isolation hotels in Southern Canada. Nunavu...
Feb 18, 2022
Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for B.C. childhood educators
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'...
Feb 18, 2022
Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022
'Fiercely competitive' Nanaimo dragon boat festival back on the water
NANAIMO - One of the key anchors to the annual Marine Festival is back after a two-year hiatus.The Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival has declared its return, July 9-10 at Maffeo Sutton Park, being run comp...
Feb 18, 2022
Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022
Archivist: Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the N...
Feb 18, 2022
MLB cancels spring games through March 4 due to lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball cancelled the first week of spring training games through March 4 on Friday in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout. The annou...
Feb 18, 2022
Canada stands to have Tokyo relay medal upgraded over Ujah doping
LONDON (AP-CP) - Canada's 4x100-metre relay team stands to be upgraded to a silver medal from the Tokyo Summer Games after Britain was stripped of its silver medal due to C.J. Ujah's doping violation....
Feb 18, 2022
California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A new bill in California would allow private citizens go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation tha...
Feb 18, 2022
Arrows captain Mike Sheppard no stranger to showing up to work a little battered
TORONTO - No one was taken aback when Mike Sheppard showed up at his day job with a shiner this week. No stranger to taking damage on the rugby field, the Toronto Arrows captain's black eye was courte...
Feb 18, 2022