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COVID-19 outbreaks over at Nanaimo Hospital, Berwick long-term care home
NANAIMO - Three COVID-19 outbreaks at health facilities in Nanaimo are now over, according to Island Health.The outbreaks on the fourth and fifth floor of the general medicine unit at Nanaimo Regional...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 drop in B.C. over four-day period; 44 people died
VICTORIA - British Columbia says another 44 deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 over the past four days for a total of 2,830 fatalities in the province. It also says there were 688 people in hos...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Meet the dynamic duo of Mittens and Lucky
NANAIMO - Meet Lucky and Mittens, two adorable bonded cats looking for their forever home.Mittens has lived with Lucky since she was a baby, so she feels safe and comfortable knowing she is around. Wh...
Feb 22, 2022
Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys t...
Feb 22, 2022
Nanaimo cancer centre remains on horizon as mental health, disaster relief headline B.C. budget
NANAIMO - Better care, closer to home for mid-Island residents battling cancer remains in the plans for the B.C. government, albeit without any specifics.Finance minister Selina Robinson delivered thi...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Trade Representative's office has once again made its feelings clear about Canada's plan to implement a controversial new tax on digital services. The office issued an abrupt sta...
Feb 22, 2022