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Candidate Profile: Tamara Kronis (CON)
Contact Information: Phone: 250 668 6699 Email: tamara@tamarakronis.caSocial Media: Website: http://www.tamarakronis.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamarakroniscpc Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Sep 07, 2021

Candidate Profile: Paul Manly (GRN)
Contact Information: Phone: 250 802 7056 Email: nanaimo-ladysmith@greenparty.caSocial Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteforPaulManly Instagram: @PaulManly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/...
Sep 07, 2021

Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law
TYLER, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday that adds more voting restrictions in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting wha...
Sep 07, 2021

O'Toole promises health minister would be vaccinated despite no rule for candidates
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he commits to appointing a health minister who is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. O'Toole is an outlier among major federal leaders, who isn't requiri...
Sep 07, 2021

Trudeau says Liberal campaign needs to 'adjust' after violence at event
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says campaign events need to adjust to make people safe after gravel was thrown at him at an Ontario whistle-stop campaign event. But he says Canadians should ...
Sep 07, 2021

Coroner's inquest begins into Montreal-area care home where dozens died of COVID-19
MONTREAL - An inquest into a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens died during the first wave of COVID-19 began today with coroner Ghane Kamel promising to search for the truth of what happen...
Sep 07, 2021

Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group, giving top posts to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battl...
Sep 07, 2021

Premier, health officials set to release details of B.C.'s vaccine passport
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is set to release details of British Columbia's incoming COVID-19 vaccine card system, which is to roll out next week. Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial ...
Sep 07, 2021

Premier, health officials set to release details of B.C.'s vaccine passport
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is set to release details of British Columbia's incoming COVID-19 vaccine card system, which is to roll out next week. Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial ...
Sep 07, 2021

Classes resume for local students as schools take another step towards normal
NANAIMO - It's the most wonderful time of the year for parents, teachers and students.Classes resume across the region with students returning for a partial day on Tuesday, Sept. 7 before in-class lea...
Sep 07, 2021