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Central Island sees large drop in active COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Island Health has recorded yet another drop in active COVID-19 cases.Active infections in the health authority dropped another 18 to 540, after a nearly 20 per cent decreased over the weeken...
Sep 21, 2021
Nanaimo man arrested after pointing suspected loaded, prohibited handgun at teenagers
NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man who they believe pointed a loaded handgun at a vehicle with four people inside as they drove past on Departure Bay Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened on...
Sep 21, 2021
Former Leafs winger Zach Hyman ready to start fresh with Connor McDavid's Oilers
Zach Hyman needed a place to train. And he knew just the person to ask. Having just put pen to paper on a big-money deal with the Edmonton Oilers in free agency following six seasons with his hometown...
Sep 21, 2021
Three new Indigenous MPs secure ridings for NDP and Conservative parties
There are likely to be three new Indigenous members of Parliament in the House of Commons following a federal election that had a record number of First Nations, Mtis and Inuit candidates. Blake Desja...
Sep 21, 2021
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class signals social change in sport
CALGARY - NHL players inducted for social change instead of on-ice exploits, and the first Special Olympian entering Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, reflect an admiration of more than medals and trophie...
Sep 21, 2021
Pregnant, breastfeeding women encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is encouraging people who are pregnant, planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says 40 pregnant women h...
Sep 21, 2021
Suspect arrested in fatal north Okanagan shooting near Vernon, B.C.: RCMP
VERNON, B.C. - One person has been killed in a shooting near Vernon, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a possible shooting on Monday. A body was discovered when...
Sep 21, 2021
Quebec coroner questions why more wasn't done for neglected Herron residents
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner overseeing an inquiry into long-term care deaths is questioning why more wasn't done to help residents at a Montreal-area home where dozens died. Coroner Ghane Kamel has ...
Sep 21, 2021
Masks mandatory across Nunavut; new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 two days after the territory reinstated its mask mandate. There is one new case in Kinngait on Baffin Island and one in Kugluktuk in t...
Sep 21, 2021
'There is no increased risks of complications:' pregnant women, new mothers urged to get vaccinated
NANAIMO - Those who are pregnant, breast feeding or planning a pregnancy should feel comfortable being vaccinated against COVID-19.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry told a media briefing on T...
Sep 21, 2021