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Federal government clears path for NHL to have hub city in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government has made a move to try to help one of three Canadian markets become a hub city for the National Hockey League's resumption of play. A federal o...
Jun 18, 2020
Kenney, NDP trade barbs on pitch for Alberta to quit CPP, build own pension plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says having the province quit the Canada Pension Plan is a massive money-losing proposition and that Premier Jason Kenney is pursuing it out of spite against his nemesi...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada closes cross-border park where families reunited
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia has temporarily closed a park where American and Canadian friends and families have been able to reunite despite the closed U.S.-Canada border. Authorities said Thursda...
Jun 18, 2020
Nanaimo nightclub faces uncertain future, threats of violence ahead of planned re-opening
NANAIMO - A local nightclub is gearing up to open for the first time in three months under a cloud of confusion.Koncept Nightclub in Nanaimo's downtown will re-open on Saturday, June 20 despite mixed ...
Jun 18, 2020
Telus to launch 5G wireless service in 5 markets on Friday, 26 more by year end
VANCOUVER - Telus says its fifth-generation wireless network will be activated in five of Canada's largest markets starting Friday, with another 26 to be added by the end of this year. It also says Sa...
Jun 18, 2020
Island remains flat for COVID-19 cases, community outbreaks indicate fragile defences
NANAIMO - Despite another rise in active cases, the number of daily confirmed positive COVID-19 tests remains low in the province and non-existent on Vancouver Island..Provincial health officer Dr. Bo...
Jun 18, 2020
WHL teams will need fans in seats to operate next season, says commissioner
CALGARY - Western Hockey League teams need their arenas at least half full with spectators next season to operate, according to the league's commissioner. The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down larg...
Jun 18, 2020
BDC ready to roll with loans for mid-sized companies hit hard by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Mid-sized Canadian businesses that are strapped for cash because of COVID-19 can now apply through their own banks to get loans of up to $60 million from the federal government. The loans, to...
Jun 18, 2020
Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser
LOS ANGELES - A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home. In a hearing, Superior Court Judge Diann...
Jun 18, 2020
Senate ethics committee urges censure of Tory senator over trip to China
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that a Conservative senator be censured for breaching the upper house's ethics code when he accepted an all-expenses-paid trip to China in 2...
Jun 18, 2020