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Omicron's New Year's cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
PARIS (AP) - Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were - again - the bittersweet cocktail with which the world said good ridd...
Dec 31, 2021
Hughes' second goal gives Devils' wild OT win over Oilers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes scored 2:55 into overtime and New Jersey beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Friday after Devils coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the game. Hughes...
Dec 31, 2021
NHL postpones eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions
The NHL has postponed eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions implemented in response to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. The league postponed Ottawa's home game Monday against Minnes...
Dec 31, 2021
More federal prisons reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, dozens of new cases among staff
OTTAWA - More federal prisons are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, with the surge in new infections affecting not only inmates but also a large number of correctional officers and staff. New outbreaks we...
Dec 31, 2021
Off-road vehicle group volunteering to get health care workers to their jobs
NANAIMO - A group of all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts are stepping up and offering rides to help snowed-in Island health care workers get to their jobs.A private Facebook group was started to bring tog...
Dec 31, 2021
B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reduced the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days for fully vaccinated people without symptoms. A mask must be worn around other...
Dec 31, 2021
Beleaguered cargo ship completes unloading damaged containers in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Following a three week effort nearly 60 damaged containers from a battered cargo ship have been offloaded in Nanaimo.Ian Marr, president and CEO of the Nanaimo Port Authority, confirmed the ...
Dec 31, 2021
B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reduced the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days for fully vaccinated people without symptoms. A mask must be worn around other...
Dec 31, 2021
Top Stories of 2021: Drought, flooding, heat domes & a winter wonderland
NANAIMO - Several new phrases were added to the social lexicon in 2021, a number of them revolving around the wild weather Nanaimo and Oceanside experienced through the year.Terms like "heat dome" and...
Dec 31, 2021
Olivia rules, Liam follows but Lucas, Ethan axed from B.C.'s 2021 list of baby names
VICTORIA - A count of the most popular baby names in British Columbia in 2021 shows Olivia still tops the list. A statement from the Health Ministry says preliminary figures covering all but the last ...
Dec 31, 2021