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B.C. reports 737 new cases of COVID-19 as officials tout Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
VICTORIA - British Columbia officials say the province will use "every last drop" of available vaccine in its parallel COVID-19 vaccination programs. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Hea...
Mar 19, 2021
New COVID-19 cases remain high in Island Health and across province
NANAIMO - Fluctuating numbers of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health are surging once more. Island Health reported 37 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, March 19, from a low of 16 two days before. At t...
Mar 19, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor 'thankful' as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19 orders in B.C. Supreme Court has been dismissed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a...
Mar 19, 2021
Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That's according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club mem...
Mar 19, 2021
Women's national basketball coach: weight room unfairness nothing new
Lisa Thomaidis was saddened by photos that showed the shocking discrepancy between the men's and women's weight-room facilities at their NCAA basketball tournaments. But Canada's women's head coach wa...
Mar 19, 2021
Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar ...
Mar 19, 2021
Signature Dish: Mrs Riches Restaurant k2 Mountain Burger
NANAIMO - A renowned burger ordered roughly one thousand times has been finished just once.The legendary K2 Mountain Burger at Mrs. Riches Restaurant in Nanaimo is so big people who order it typically...
Mar 19, 2021
Robbie Ray looks sharp as Toronto Blue Jays hammer Detroit Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in pre-season action on Friday. JaCoby Jones' homer in th...
Mar 19, 2021
Gymnastics coach banned for life in Canada after internal investigation
OTTAWA - Former Canadian women's gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker has been banned for life by the sport's governing body in the country following an internal investigation. Brubaker was found not guilty...
Mar 19, 2021