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Over 90 per cent of Island residents in long term care vaccinated
NANAIMO - The province's expansive vaccine rollout program continues to target B.C.'s most vulnerable population.New data from public health on Friday, Feb. 19 showed 91 per cent of all Island Health ...
Feb 19, 2021
Zadorsky: No "moral victory" in Canada's women's soccer loss to U.S.
In the wake of Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday night, an American commentator suggested the Canadian post-game locker-room would be all smiles. Canada, the commentator...
Feb 19, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders ink former NFL quarterback Luke Falk, release Justice Hansen
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American quarterback Luke Falk on Friday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Falk spent two seasons in the NFL. He appeared in three games, two as a starter, for...
Feb 19, 2021
Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrong
NEW YORK - Holograms and Twitter rants, roving gospel gatherings and billion-dollar business ventures. If there's one word that defines the lives of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, it's BIG. As th...
Feb 19, 2021
Survivors say Pornhub's indifference to exploitive videos traumatized them
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is hearing from women who say they were traumatized when Pornhub refused to act on exploitive videos posted to its website. Three witnesses before the House of Commo...
Feb 19, 2021
Mars landing team 'awestruck' by photo of descending rover
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface. The photo wa...
Feb 19, 2021
Feds seek fourth extension to update assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is seeking a fourth extension to the court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David Lametti is asking the court to g...
Feb 19, 2021
Businesses that opened during pandemic lament lack of access to government aid
OTTAWA - The sounds of baseballs hitting bats and gloves are fewer these days at Robert Johnston's training centre in Toronto because of public health restrictions. Since last March, the federal gover...
Feb 19, 2021
'This torments my daughter everyday:' Nanaimo man sentenced 3 years in federal jail
Editor's Note: This story contains a brief description of a sexual act against a minor and disturbing details. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man will spend time behind bars for sexu...
Feb 19, 2021
Well-rested Canadiens set to host first-place Maple Leafs
Brendan Gallagher said earlier this month he "really couldn't care less" what the Maple Leafs are doing. And that could very well be true. It's also hard for the gritty Montreal Canadiens winger to ig...
Feb 19, 2021