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Nanaimo drivers facing long waits to book drivers license road tests
NANAIMO - Multiple factors are behind delays in getting more licensed drivers on the road.Examiners in Nanaimo continue to play catchup for mid-Island residents after ICBC temporarily suspended road t...
Nov 17, 2021
In Israel, Miss Universe says pageant no place for politics
JERUSALEM (AP) - The reigning Miss Universe said Wednesday the long-running beauty pageant shouldn't be politicized, even though its next edition is being held in Israel amid pressure on contestants t...
Nov 17, 2021
Recovery efforts continue in B.C., October inflation rate : In The News for Nov. 17
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. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 17, 2021
Hate speech trial of likely French far-right candidate opens
PARIS (AP) - A far-right TV pundit who is expected to run for the French presidency goes on trial Wednesday for allegedly inciting racial hatred with his comments on unaccompanied migrant children. Er...
Nov 17, 2021
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
FADA N'GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) - The last time Polenli Combary spoke to her son on the phone she prayed for God to bless him. Shortly after, she called back but the line was dead. Her 34-year-old so...
Nov 17, 2021
B.C. storm disrupts supply chain, could have lasting impacts on economy: experts
VANCOUVER - Highway and railway closures caused by severe storms in British Columbia will have a significant and lasting impact on the province's economy, the president of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce...
Nov 17, 2021
Nunavut assembly to choose premier, cabinet in secret ballot vote
IQALUIT - Newly elected members of Nunavut's legislative assembly are to choose today who will lead the territory's next government. They will use secret ballots to select a premier, a Speaker and nin...
Nov 17, 2021
Flooding in B.C. 'testing the resilience' of dairy farmers, says association
Farmers in southern British Columbia are coming together to save livestock as parts of the Fraser Valley remain under water from devastating flooding, says a member of the association that represents ...
Nov 17, 2021
Statistics Canada to detail October inflation rate as pace of price growth rises
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to release October's inflation rate today, in the shadow of economic warnings that the pace of price growth is likely to accelerate. The annual inflation rate i...
Nov 17, 2021
Rangers edge Canadiens 3-2 for fourth-straight win
NEW YORK - Chris Kreider had another goal, Kaapo Kakko scored for the second straight game, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. Julien...
Nov 16, 2021