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Joke bomb threat at north Nanaimo business 'beyond comprehension' for local RCMP
NANAIMO - A bomb threat at a north Nanaimo business turned out to be a bad joke and the result of a workplace dispute.Multiple RCMP officers, including a Police Service Dog unit, were called to Pomme ...
Aug 12, 2021
Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries
OTTAWA - Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. Procurement Minister Anita An...
Aug 12, 2021
Quebec brothers accused in sister's abduction denied bail in Amber Alert case
MONTREAL - Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping of their teen sister have been denied bail. The 22 and 21-year-old men, whose names are under a publication ban to protect the ...
Aug 12, 2021
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's formal extradition hearing in B.C. enters Day 2
VANCOUVER - Government lawyers are expected to argue today that an international bank risked losses due to the alleged misrepresentations by one of Huawei's most senior executives. Meng Wanzhou, who i...
Aug 12, 2021
Conservation officers search for coyote after boy bitten in Vancouver's Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - Conservation officers are scouring Stanley Park in Vancouver for a coyote that bit a young boy. The Conservation Officer Service says in a statement that the five-year-old was bitten on th...
Aug 12, 2021
PBO estimates federal government will net $177 million from Air Canada deal
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government could make about $177 million over ten years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada. The PBO estimate is based on Air Cana...
Aug 12, 2021
Canadian men climb 11 places to No. 59 in latest FIFA world soccer rankings
Canada has climbed 11 places to No. 59 in the latest FIFA world men's rankings, on the strength of its performance at the Gold Cup and in World Cup qualifying. The Canadians now rank fifth in CONCACAF...
Aug 12, 2021
Floods that hit northern Turkey leave 9 dead, 1 missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to nine. One other person is reported missing...
Aug 12, 2021
Shipping firm warned to leave Nanaimo parking lot
UPDATE: Corporate Couriers Logistics issued a statement on Friday, Aug 13 regarding its use of the City of Nanaimo's parking lot at Beban Park off Dorman Rd. near the artificial turf fields.The City r...
Aug 12, 2021
Airlines support vaccine passports, Meng hearing continues : In The News for Aug. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 12, 2021