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Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister
OTTAWA - Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13...
Feb 16, 2022
Scheifele records fifth career hat trick as Jets beat Wild
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele recorded the fifth hat trick of his career and added an assist to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. The trio of goals extended S...
Feb 16, 2022
Caledonia emergency warming shelter set to be converted to daily drop-in space
NANAIMO - Individuals without a home are poised to have another place to go when seeking shelter and get warmth.The City of Nanaimo unanimously passed a motion during their Wednesday, Feb. 16 finance ...
Feb 16, 2022
Three long-term care COVID-19 outbreaks declared over in Nanaimo, Parksville
NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed three COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities on the mid-Island are now over.Dufferin Place was added to Island Health's outbreak list on Jan. 13, however...
Feb 16, 2022
Richmond tops the Shuswap and Okanagan for most-loved destination in Canada
Richmond B.C. has come out on top in a ranking of the 50 most-loved destinations in Canada.The Lower Mainland city was cited for its air travel, being the home of Vancouver International Airport.The r...
Feb 16, 2022
No vaccine passport means B.C. school events capped at 50% for spectators: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says capacity at school-based events will be capped at 50 per cent for spectators to provide some physical distancing because proof of vaccination will...
Feb 16, 2022
US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia has added as many as 7,000 troops near the Ukraine border in recent days, contrary to claims by President Vladimir Putin that troops would be pulled back from the region, a...
Feb 16, 2022
Heritage minister says Netflix, Disney should contribute more to Canadian culture
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture. In a debate in the Hous...
Feb 16, 2022
Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend
Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health ord...
Feb 16, 2022
New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian
OTTAWA - A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was...
Feb 16, 2022