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Stolen Saskatchewan vehicle, with Oregon plates, hits Oceanside RCMP cruiser in Qualicum
PARKSVILLE - Two people were arrested after a prolonged, multi-hour search stemming from a routine report.Oceanside RCMP received a call about a suspicious vehicle sitting near Higson Cres. and Seacro...
Nov 24, 2021
Canada's success brings attention to TFC's domestic internationals
TORONTO - Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio say Canada's success on the international front provided a welcome break from Toronto FC's dismal season. But Canada's rise up the international rankings ma...
Nov 24, 2021
Chinese telecom firm seeks stay of federal divestment order security concerns
OTTAWA - A state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm is asking a judge to pause a federal order to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns while broader arguments p...
Nov 24, 2021
Vancouver mayor wants a climate levy in the city's 2022 budget
Vancouver's mayor wants a new levy to fight climate change in the city's 2022 budget. If it's adopted by city council, Kennedy Stewart says the money raised from the levy would be used to cover infras...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C.’s sick leave law will provide workers five paid days minimum starting Jan. 1
VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia will be eligible for a minimum of five paid sick days a year starting in January.The new sick leave policy goes into effect Jan. 1 and affects all workers covere...
Nov 24, 2021
Als quarterback Trevor Harris says change of scenery rejuvenated him
The move to the Montreal Alouettes has made football fun again for Trevor Harris and taught the veteran quarterback the value of living in the moment. Harris began the year with the Edmonton Elks but ...
Nov 24, 2021
Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021
First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...
Nov 24, 2021
High school football, soccer team given travel ban exemption for provincials from SD68
NANAIMO - Emotions switched from outrage to elation for those involved with John Barsby Community School's football programs.The junior and senior varsity AA football teams were informed this week the...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C. human rights commissioner report outlines racial disparities in policing
VICTORIA - The office of British Columbia's human rights commissioner says an analysis of data from five police services across the province shows "profound racial disparities" and it is calling for c...
Nov 24, 2021