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B.C. and Canadian Red Cross to give housing support to those affected by wildfires
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it is teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross to provide housing help to those who were affected by wildfires this year. A Sunday news release from the public safety...
Nov 07, 2021
Unlocked vehicles providing easy pickings for local thieves
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are continuing their efforts to catch thieves in the act.Cases involving theft from vehicles are projected to reach upwards of 1,300 in Nanaimo this year, still too high but w...
Nov 07, 2021
Jepchirchir follows Tokyo gold with NYC Marathon win
NEW YORK (AP) - Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya pulled from the pack at the entrance to Central Park and won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first woman to win a marathon major in the fa...
Nov 07, 2021
B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...
Nov 07, 2021
All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...
Nov 07, 2021
New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction
NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...
Nov 07, 2021
All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...
Nov 07, 2021
Montreal election today: Valérie Plante and Denis Coderre in a rematch for mayor
Montrealers are heading to the polls today to pick a new mayor following a campaign that saw the last election's incumbent and challenger swap roles. Incumbent Mayor Valrie Plante is looking for a sec...
Nov 07, 2021
The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness
OTTAWA - Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were "Stuck at the hip," as Campbell describes it, during months of training an...
Nov 07, 2021
B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...
Nov 07, 2021