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Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for EPSPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his per...
Feb 02, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.
VICTORIA - The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
Feb 02, 2022
'Winter's not over yet:' marmots & meteorologists agree on prolonged Nanaimo winter
NANAIMO - Don't stow the jackets in the back recesses of the closet just yet, we still have a ways to go this winter.There was an overwhelming consensus among both two and four legged weather prognost...
Feb 02, 2022
Quick Quotes: Reactions to Erin O'Toole voted out as federal Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole was ousted as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday. Here is what some politicians and others had to say: "This country needs a Conservative party that is both ...
Feb 02, 2022
Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislati...
Feb 02, 2022
B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern
VICTORIA - A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. Vikram Bajwa has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Cour...
Feb 02, 2022
Environmental groups serve Alberta premier, government with defamation lawsuit
Five environmental organizations are following through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation. In documents filed today, the groups allege Kenney ...
Feb 02, 2022
Thomas calls for Coutts crossing to re-open, though still supporting movement
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's MP says she does not support protesters blocking highways and border crossings.Rachael Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday in regards to the ongoing blockade at the Co...
Feb 02, 2022
'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
OTTAWA - The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table" when it comes to ending an ongoing - and potentially resurging - anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are...
Feb 02, 2022
B.C. NDP was clear favourite of donors in fourth quarter
The B.C. NDP received more political contributions in the fourth quarter of 2021 than all other parties combined.The Interim Financial Reports from Elections B.C. shows the NDP collected more than $1....
Feb 02, 2022