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U.S. not currently contemplating wider travel limits in face of Omicron, Biden says
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says he has no immediate plans to impose additional travel bans to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Biden says the U.S. strategy is to emphasize ur...
Nov 29, 2021
VIDEO: Vehicle ploughs into house in overnight MVI, narrowly misses sleeping girl
NANAIMO - A family has escaped disaster after a vehicle crashed into their home.RCMP and Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to a home in the 2400 block of Highland Blvd., at the corner with Cosgrove Cres...
Nov 29, 2021
Ontario investigating four possible Omicron cases, offering testing to 375 travellers
TORONTO - Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province's top doctor said it's likely more will be detected after an initial two cases ...
Nov 29, 2021
Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna amid muted hopes
VIENNA (AP) - Talks over Iran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have resumed in Vienna. That's according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, which reported the start of the talks Monday...
Nov 29, 2021
Inattentive driver sentenced for fatal rear-end crash in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Andrew Capadouca's wife kissed him and waved goodbye as he rode off on his motorcycle headed for lunch on a clear, warm afternoon in Nanaimo.Minutes later the 73-year-old retiree was pronoun...
Nov 29, 2021
Swedes elect 1st female PM - for the 2nd time in a week
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Magdalena Andersson, who last week was Sweden's first woman prime minister for a few hours before resigning because a budget defeat made a coalition partner quit, was on Mon...
Nov 29, 2021
Stage set for Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury is set to be picked Monday in New York City to determine a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was ...
Nov 29, 2021
Man United hires Rangnick as manager until end of season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - German coach Ralf Rangnick was hired Monday as Manchester United manager until the end of the season. The 63-year-old Rangnick has left his role as head of sports and develo...
Nov 29, 2021
Actress Lindsay Lohan announces engagement in Instagram post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has told her followers on Instagram that she's engaged. Lohan announced her engagement to boyfriend Bader Shammas and showed off a traditional ...
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron arrives in Canada and B.C.'s flood forecast: In The News for Nov. 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 29, 2021