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Reconciliation delayed and anti-Indigenous racism rising: TRC commissioners
OTTAWA - Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report, commissioners Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson are coming together to voice their concern...
Dec 15, 2020
Approval for Moderna's vaccine 'looks positive' but a few more documents still needed
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says things are on track for her department to approve a second vaccine for COVID-19 very soon. Dr. Supriya Sharma says things "look positive" for t...
Dec 15, 2020
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
Final witness in van attack trial likely to finish testimony today
TORONTO - The final witness in Toronto's van attack trial is expected to finish testifying today. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian knew his actions were morally wrong. Wood...
Dec 15, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine goes out Tuesday as 2,146 new cases recorded in B.C. over weekend
VANCOUVER - The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in British Columbia and will start to be administered on Tuesday.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday the vaccine's a...
Dec 14, 2020
New specialist positions at Nanaimo RCMP focusing on child porn investigations
NANAIMO - Two positions at the local RCMP detachment are being looked at to help process the immense volume of information collected during major crime and child porn investigations.A digital forensic...
Dec 14, 2020
US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspe...
Dec 14, 2020
B.C. government says proposed insurance rate decrease is largest in 40 years
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public insurance company is applying for a 15 per cent decrease in its basic rates. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says if the request is approved by the B.C. Utilitie...
Dec 14, 2020
City, park board put plan in place to empty Vancouver tent encampment for homeless
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver and the park board have released a plan to shut down a growing homeless encampment in Strathcona Park that has led to tensions in the surrounding neighbourhood. Two p...
Dec 14, 2020
Island Health COVID-19 cases steadily confirmed throughout weekend
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady during the weekend reporting period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Dec. 14 confirmed an addition...
Dec 14, 2020