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'I have a passion for life again:' funded Nanaimo beds targeting mental health & addictions treatment
NANAIMO - Cost efficiencies and a focus on turning out of reach private beds into publicly funded facilities has seen Nanaimo treatment options increase.Following funding made available in early 2021,...
Dec 03, 2021
B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021
B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021
Senator who challenged O'Toole's leadership excluded from Senate committees
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters has been excluded from all Senate committees after challenging Erin O'Toole's leadership. O'Toole booted the Saskatchewan senator out of the Conservative nati...
Dec 03, 2021
Quebec police arrest man for online threats linked to self-declared 'queen of Canada'
MONTREAL - Police north of Montreal say they've arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly making online threats in connection with his support for a woman who claims to be the queen of Canada. Laval, Q...
Dec 03, 2021
CFL leaves door open for Argos' quarterback Bethel-Thompson playing in East final
TORONTO - The CFL has left the door open to McLeod Bethel-Thompson playing in the East Division final Sunday. The Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback was held out of practice and sent home Friday a...
Dec 03, 2021
In 'Flee,' an Afghan refugee's tale in vivid animation
NEW YORK (AP) - Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when a boy his same age arrived alone in his small Danish town. "He arrived all by himself and stayed with a family just around the corner from where I liv...
Dec 03, 2021
Canadian men's and women's curling championships to revert to 16-team format
TORONTO - After tinkering with the wild-card setup last season, Curling Canada will revert to the regular 16-team format for its Canadian men's and women's curling championships this season. Two extra...
Dec 03, 2021
RCMP say rocks thrown from overpass in Surrey, B.C., damaging vehicles
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP say there have been several dangerous incidents recently where rocks have been thrown from an overpass on Highway 99 in south Surrey, B.C. The Mounties say the rocks were throw...
Dec 03, 2021
British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available to first responders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it is providing paramedics and first responders with more resources on the job, as well as an increase in mental health supports for emergency workers. Health Ministe...
Dec 03, 2021