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Nanaimo, B.C., couple and their dog missing west of the city since Wednesday
NANAIMO, B.C. - A search has resumed for a Vancouver Island couple missing since Wednesday in a rugged area west of Nanaimo. Police say the search began Thursday for 32-year-old Cody Martin, 29-year-o...
Nov 13, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Nanaimo couple found safe after extensive search
UPDATE - A couple who failed to return from a fishing trip on Remembrance Day were found safe by Nanaimo Search and Rescue crews on Saturday, Nov. 14. Nanaimo RCMP reports the couple and their dog wer...
Nov 13, 2020
Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020
StatCan survey finds one in three businesses on edge as second wave crashes
OTTAWA - A new survey from Statistics Canada finds nearly one-third of businesses do not know how long they can continue under existing conditions brought by the second wave of COVID-19. The survey sa...
Nov 13, 2020
Zverev denies domestic abuse allegations: 'Not who I am'
LONDON - German tennis player Alexander Zverev gave a more detailed denial of domestic abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend, saying Friday "that's not who I am." Olga Sharypova said last mont...
Nov 13, 2020
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM
MIAMI - Kim Ng became the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues when she was hired Friday as general manager of the Miami Marlins. Ng is believed to be the first female gen...
Nov 13, 2020
Change of power in the U.S. an opportunity for Canada's immigration goals: minister
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says he sees opportunity for Canada's immigration system with a new president of the United States. Incoming president Joe Biden has taken a...
Nov 13, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over plan for new transmission line
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Hydro-Qubec has the right to construct a new electric-power transmission line along an existing corridor running from the Quebec City area to Laval. The story...
Nov 13, 2020
License suspended at small Ladysmith care home
LADYSMITH - A care license has been pulled from a small long-term care home in Ladysmith. License holder Jamie Looten was informed by Island Health last month the five-bed privately-owned Arbour Cotta...
Nov 13, 2020
BC Hydro warns toilet paper stockpiles won't help when storms cut power
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's main electrical supplier says homeowners are not ready for the upcoming winter storm season even though many households report they weathered COVID-19-related closures a...
Nov 13, 2020