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Parksville toy drive breaks donation records
PARKSVILLE - A record-setting year for the 14th annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive.Records for most toys donated in the last three years and the largest monetary donations of all time were counted for 2022...
Dec 01, 2022
B.C. announces 'historic' expansion of addiction services for youth
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - British Columbia is adding 33 new or expanded programs across the province to help young people who are addicted to substances. Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of mental health and a...
Dec 01, 2022
B.C.'s Medical Services Commission accuses Telus LifePlus program of extra-billing
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Medical Services Commission has applied for a court injunction against a Telus Health program alleging it is extra-billing for health services. Health Minister Adrian Di...
Dec 01, 2022
Canada should pause MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists
Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to car...
Dec 01, 2022
41 charges laid in anti-gang investigation on Vancouver Island: police
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's anti-gang unit says federal prosecutors have approved 41 criminal charges against four alleged drug traffickers following a more than four-year investigation. The Com...
Dec 01, 2022
'We must all grieve their loss:' Winnipeg man accused of killing four women
WINNIPEG - Police allege a Winnipeg man charged with killing a First Nations woman this spring killed three other women around the same time. Of the latest three, two have been confirmed to be Indigen...
Dec 01, 2022
Over 40 charges laid against alleged drug traffickers tied to Nanaimo Hells Angels chapter
NANAIMO - A long list of drug and weapon charges have been laid against against four men, which includes Nanaimo Hells Angels members, following a lengthy police investigation.A Combined Forces Specia...
Dec 01, 2022
Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO - Canadian golfing great Mike Weir added another new experience to his storied career on Thursday. Gold confetti rained down as Weir pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day ...
Dec 01, 2022
Global Affairs calls in China ambassador over claims of secret police stations
OTTAWA - A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China's ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country's diaspora in Cana...
Dec 01, 2022
Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ended an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said...
Dec 01, 2022