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Federal vaccine card allowing B.C. residents to travel is now available
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents can now access the federal government's proof-of-vaccination record allowing for travel within Canada and internationally. The provincial government says resident...
Oct 29, 2021
'First of its kind' addictions, mental health treatment centre opens in B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia government says a new addictions and mental health treatment facility in Coquitlam, B.C., could influence how the province develops care in the future. Mental He...
Oct 29, 2021
Sinner extends winning run, joins Zverev in Vienna semis
VIENNA (AP) - Jannik Sinner stretched his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 11 matches and 22 sets Friday by beating Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open. The seventh...
Oct 29, 2021
Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their ...
Oct 29, 2021
Toronto FC II downs New England II to keep USL League One playoff hopes alive
TORONTO - Paul Rothrock scored on a spectacular volley in the 62nd minute to keep Toronto FC II's playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 win Friday over New England Revolution II in the final USL League One r...
Oct 29, 2021
VIDEO: Man busted after child luring sting in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man intending to meet a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter outside a busy Nanaimo mall was instead greeted by a high-profile vigilante pedophile hunter.Cory John Lloyd, now 41-years-ol...
Oct 29, 2021
Liberals raise record $7.6 million in third quarter amid ramped-up election spending
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are touting what they call their best fundraising quarter in the party's history. Liberal national director Azam Ishmael says more than 57,000 contributors coughed up $7....
Oct 29, 2021
Panthers entrust team to Andrew Brunette after Quenneville
Andrew Brunette has a chance to be an NHL head coach now, taking over a Florida Panthers team that is off to the best start in franchise history. It should be a happy time. It is not. Brunette debuted...
Oct 29, 2021
FDA approves kids' COVID-19 vaccine in U.S., Canada likely close behind
OTTAWA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, and Canada could be close behind. The FDA confirmed the vaccine was more th...
Oct 29, 2021
B.C. First Nation says it will protect land after arrests involving Coastal GasLink
HOUSTON, B.C. - RCMP say officers will be patrolling a forestry road in an area where two people were arrested among a group blockading a Coastal GasLink workers' camp near Houston, B.C. Cpl. Madonna ...
Oct 29, 2021