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Feds give co-operative housing providers extra help to ease rental costs
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving co-operative housing providers millions in funding to ease rental costs, pledging relief for a sector that has sought to find new ways to provide help to tena...
Jan 13, 2022
Third party to determine if new partnership possible on cancelled Flames arena deal
Calgary's city council has voted unanimously to see if it's possible to breathe new life into the lifeless deal to build a new arena for the Calgary Flames. The city and the Flames agreed on the arena...
Jan 13, 2022
Third party to determine if new partnership possible on cancelled Flames arena deal
Calgary's city council has voted unanimously to see if it's possible to breathe new life into the lifeless deal to build a new arena for the Calgary Flames. The city and the Flames agreed on the arena...
Jan 13, 2022
B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction industry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minist...
Jan 13, 2022
Man charged with storming Capitol made rap videos about riot
A South Dakota man charged this week with storming the U.S. Capitol last year performed rap songs about the riot in videos posted on his YouTube channel, federal authorities say. A relative told the F...
Jan 13, 2022
Beban Park Pool to re-open for first time since start of pandemic
NANAIMO - A vital recreational venue in Nanaimo is at last set to re-open, nearly two years after abruptly shutting due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The City of Nanaimo announced on Monday Ja...
Jan 13, 2022
Curlers Homan and Morris to represent Canada in mixed doubles at Beijing Games
Curlers John Morris and Rachel Homan have been picked to represent Canada in mixed doubles at the Beijing Olympics. Curling Canada consulted with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium befo...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada joins with Mexico to dispute how U.S. interprets USMCA auto rules of origin
WASHINGTON - Canada is joining forces with Mexico to challenge how the United States is interpreting the new rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Mexico last week asked for a dispute resolutio...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime faces 90th-ranked Finn to kick off Australian Open campaign
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top-ranked Canadian at the Australian Open, will face Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the first tennis major of the year. The 21-year-...
Jan 13, 2022
Overdose calls smash provincial records, huge increases in Nanaimo & Parksville
NANAIMO - New data from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is highlighting the worsening drug toxicity crisis in B.C.Across the province, a record 35,525 overdose and poisoning calls were placed to ...
Jan 13, 2022