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RDN elevates push for pedestrian link between Parksville and Rathtrevor Beach
PARKSVILLE - Officials with the Regional District of Nanaimo are building a case to improve pedestrian and cycling access between Parksville and Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.The RDN board has aske...
May 30, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 30, 2020
UN sets pandemic voting rules for Canada's Security Council campaign
OTTAWA - The United Nations has confirmed that the election for non-permanent seats on the Security Council - which pits Canada against Norway and Ireland - will take place in June unde...
May 30, 2020
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 30, 2020
'A new face, a new evolution:' Qualicum Beach East Village refit receives funding boost
QUALICUM BEACH - The long sought-after rebuild of a run-down part of Qualicum Beach is another step closer to reality.The Island Coastal Economic Trust committed $250,000 in funding for the project on...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Police see increase in speedy drivers on quieter streets during pandemic
EDMONTON - Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pande...
May 30, 2020