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Island Health sees rising COVID-19 cases for second day in a row
NANAIMO - The number of new cases being found in Island Health is rising after hitting a recent low. The health authority confirmed 13 new cases on Wednesday, June 9, building off the nine confirmed t...
Jun 09, 2021
Defence chief warned last year vetting of Iraqi troops lacked 'sufficient depth'
OTTAWA - A secret memo has emerged showing that Canada's top military commander was warned last year that the vetting of Iraqi security forces associated with a Canadian-led training mission in the co...
Jun 09, 2021
Public hearings into April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting to begin in October
HALIFAX - Public hearings are scheduled to begin in October for the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Mass Casualty Commission said today in a statement the hearings will take place...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...
Jun 09, 2021
Report says Canada needs to bolster plane certification, rely less on U.S. regulators
OTTAWA - A new parliamentary report says Canada's aircraft certification process needs retooling in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners. In a study released Wednesday, the House ...
Jun 09, 2021
Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021
VIDEO: Dufferin Place residents enjoy first sightseeing trip since pandemic began
NANAIMO - Residents of a Nanaimo care home were thrilled to step out of the facility and onto a bus for a sightseeing tour of the city. Six Dufferin Place residents on Wednesday, June 9 were taken on ...
Jun 09, 2021
Woman says her mother put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops residential school
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - Tina Taphouse has spent a lot of time lately reflecting on the impact the Kamloops Indian Residential School has had on her life's path. Taphouse didn't go to the sch...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...
Jun 09, 2021
Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.
VICTORIA - The federal government is taking steps to remove bulk fuel from a vessel that sank in 1968 and is leaking oil off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan sa...
Jun 09, 2021