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New round of neighbourhood safety audits coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO -First of its kind safety audits introduced last year are being repeated to include new areas of the city to gauge how safe people feel in their local neighbourhood. Christy Wood, the City's c...
Jan 15, 2022
Former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough dies at 77
HALIFAX - Former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough, a political trailblazer who paved the way for women in politics, died Saturday in Halifax at the age of 77. Her family confirmed McDonough's death ...
Jan 15, 2022
Kripps clinches second in overall two-man standings, while Appiah third in monobob
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Justin Kripps raced to second in the two-man World Cup bobsled finale on Saturday, to secure second in the overall standings, while fellow Canadian Cynthia Appiah won bronze ...
Jan 15, 2022
Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts
A doctor and a psychologist say Health Canada's move to allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming ment...
Jan 15, 2022
YouTuber funds escape from Taliban of 170 Hazara filmmakers, activists to Canada
OTTAWA - A YouTuber who gives investment tips helped fund the escape of 170 Afghans from the Taliban to Canada. David Lee, an investor who lives in Texas, helped a large group of stranded Afghans get ...
Jan 15, 2022
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
MONTREAL - The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes t...
Jan 15, 2022
Water Cooler: Property taxes versus assessed value, Fifth St. affordable housing & Hwy. 1 protest
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature discusses a spike in assessed va...
Jan 15, 2022
YouTuber funds escape from Taliban of 170 Hazara filmmakers, activists to Canada
OTTAWA - A YouTuber who gives investment tips helped fund the escape of 170 Afghans from the Taliban to Canada. David Lee, an investor who lives in Texas, helped a large group of stranded Afghans get ...
Jan 15, 2022
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
MONTREAL - The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes t...
Jan 15, 2022
Djokovic back in detention, continues to fight deportation
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic was back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to ...
Jan 15, 2022