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Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood
It's an old cliche that if an actor wants to win an Oscar, he or she should consider playing a character with a disability. And it's not entirely unfounded advice: 61 actors have been nominated for pl...
Oct 27, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP investigating 2 purposely set fires in same apartment building
NANAIMO - Police are trying to solve a pair of smouldering fires in common areas of a Wellington Rd. apartment building.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW papers were set ablaze in stairwells ...
Oct 27, 2020
Teck Resources reports Q3 profit and revenue down from year ago mark
Teck Resources Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue fell compared with a year ago.The Vancouver-based mining company says it earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $61 million o...
Oct 27, 2020
Most Canadians don't want federal election until at least 2022, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians don't want a federal election during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - or even next year. The results suggest 47 per cent of respondents want the n...
Oct 27, 2020
Too rural, not enough diversity, soul searching needed, say B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal party should view the election results as a wake-up call from voters who punished the free-enterprise coalition for refusing to renew itself in changing times, sa...
Oct 27, 2020
Too rural, not enough diversity, soul searching needed, say B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal party should view the election results as a wake-up call from voters who punished the free-enterprise coalition for refusing to renew itself in changing times, sa...
Oct 27, 2020
Indigenous-led clinic to help Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan's death
MONTREAL - The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec's Lanaudiere region: provide "a culturally secure space" where Indigenous people can ...
Oct 27, 2020
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would. Health experts say some Halloween traditions like crowding on doorsteps for candy and inching your way thr...
Oct 27, 2020
Canadians don't want to 'rock the boat' when voting during pandemic: experts
EDMONTON - Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts....
Oct 26, 2020
Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams
SALT LAKE CITY - Sam Gordon's staggering football skills made her famous at age 9. But they didn't make her fully welcome on the field. As the only girl in a tackle football league in Utah, she heard ...
Oct 26, 2020