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Development permits awarded for pair of large Old City Quarter housing complexes
NANAIMO - City councilors endorsed a pair of significant housing complexes which will boost the downtown area's population by several hundred people.Council issued a development permit with height inc...
Aug 31, 2021
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 31: Estab...
Aug 31, 2021
Singh to target 'big-money' house-flippers by hiking taxable amount of capital gains
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The NDP leader promised Tuesday to crack down on "big-money" house flippers by increasing the taxable amount of capital gains profits from 50 to 75 per cent. Jagmeet Singh made the a...
Aug 31, 2021
Fortin's lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in court fight over his firing
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu's statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client's removal as head of Canada's vac...
Aug 31, 2021
Olympic champ Zverev wins at US Open; Djokovic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev ran his winning streak to 12 matches by beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open. The No. 4 seed from Ger...
Aug 31, 2021
'I'm so grateful': After life-threatening crash, Kate O'Brien wins Paralympic silver
Kate O'Brien is taking more than a silver medal away from the Tokyo Paralympics. The track cyclist says the Games have also showed her just how little separates elite Para athletes from their able-bod...
Aug 31, 2021
Conservatives would balance budget with economic ramp-up and 'without cuts': O'Toole
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is stressing the Conservative goal to balance the budget "without cuts" within 10 years. At a campaign event from the party's broadcast centre at an Ottawa hotel, the Tory leader...
Aug 31, 2021
Texas GOP voting changes on cusp of going to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republican lawmakers prepared Tuesday to send Gov. Greg Abbott their rewrite of the state's election laws, with the House approving the package after removing a bipartisan p...
Aug 31, 2021
Hutchinson likes what he sees as Canada kicks off final round of World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - At 38, Atiba Hutchinson has been part of four failed World Cup qualifying campaigns. Surrounded by a roster of rising stars, the veteran Besiktas midfielder has high hopes this time as Canad...
Aug 31, 2021
Elks release offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breach of COVID protocols
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have released offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breaching the team's COVID-19 protocols. The Elks announced Ruby's release Tuesday, the last day of the team's 10-day isolat...
Aug 31, 2021