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New 117-bed student housing complex in Nanaimo passes first hurdles
NANAIMO - A large student housing complex is closer to fulfilling heavy demand in Nanaimo's university district.Council gave the green light to a proposed development at 416 Wakesiah Ave., featuring 1...
Oct 19, 2021
Live event capacity limits to be rescinded amid higher vaccination rates
NANAIMO - The province is lifting indoor capacity restrictions as rates of people who have received at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine continues to increase.People in areas with high vaccinati...
Oct 19, 2021
Trudeau, Blanchet talk vaccination, provincial health summit ahead of Nov. 22 return
OTTAWA - A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fu...
Oct 19, 2021
Olympic wrestler Jasmine Mian elected to Calgary city council
CALGARY - Newly elected Calgary city councillor Jasmine Mian joins several Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have run for political office in Canada and won in recent years. Mian, an Olympic wrestle...
Oct 19, 2021
Coal report on Albertans' views to be delayed one month, says panel chairman
EDMONTON - A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document. Ron Wallace said the repor...
Oct 19, 2021
Herdman invites Albertans to be part of history for November World Cup qualifiers
Canada coach John Herdman has asked Albertans to climb on board next month when the Canadian men play a pair of crucial World Cup qualifying games in Edmonton. "That's what we're inviting this communi...
Oct 19, 2021
Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 capacity limits for indoor and outdoor organized events will be lifted on Oct. 25, the day after the deadline for residents to be fully vaccinate...
Oct 19, 2021
Indictment accused Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigati...
Oct 19, 2021
Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 capacity limits for indoor and outdoor organized events will be lifted on Oct. 25, the day after the deadline for residents to be fully vaccinate...
Oct 19, 2021
Jesperi Kotkaniemi primed for Montreal return after bolting for Carolina
Jesperi Kotkaniemi had already mentioned the "two good options" he faced. Having put pen to paper on a surprising offer sheet in restricted free agency with the Carolina Hurricanes in late August, the...
Oct 19, 2021