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Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a controversial natural gas pipeline resumed today in British Columbia Supreme Court. Lawyers for the Office of...
Oct 02, 2020
Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a controversial natural gas pipeline resumed today in British Columbia Supreme Court. Lawyers for the Office of...
Oct 02, 2020
No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO
VANCOUVER - The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their...
Oct 02, 2020
No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO
VANCOUVER - The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their...
Oct 02, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Island Health remain stable, five new throughout the week
NANAIMO - The Island Health region ended the week on a good note. No new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Friday, Oct. 2. It was the second time during the week no new cases were announced, with the t...
Oct 02, 2020
Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms
OTTAWA - Facing a looming court-imposed deadline, the federal government will reintroduce Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. The government has until Dec. 18 to a...
Oct 02, 2020
Atkins reflects on unusual 2020 season for Jays team that surprisingly made playoffs
There's plenty to like about the future of the Toronto Blue Jays, a team that surpassed expectations in 2020 and returned to the playoffs for the first time in four years. However, the road ahead is s...
Oct 02, 2020
Tory says Liberals will back her for international post only if their man bows out
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan says Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne has apologized for not returning her calls as she's sought support for her bid to head an internat...
Oct 02, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign goaltender Laurent Brossoit to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed goaltender Laurent Brossoit on a one-year contract worth US$1,500,000. The 27-year-old was signed as a free agent by the Jets on July 1, 2018. The native...
Oct 02, 2020
Motorcyclist dies in collision on Island Hwy. in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist has been pronounced dead after being hit by a vehicle on the Island Hwy. at Turner Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened Friday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. when a northbound mot...
Oct 02, 2020