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City of Nanaimo's property tax discussions start with 3.3 per cent increase
NANAIMO - The tough task of creating a municipal budget during a global pandemic has begun. Nanaimo councillors started a lengthy process on Wednesday, Nov. 25 during an all-day finance and audit comm...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. working on vaccine rollout plan as province records 738 new COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say they are working on British Columbia's plan to handle COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says Dr. Ross Brown of Vancouver Co...
Nov 25, 2020
Vacancy taxes put more rental condos in Metro Vancouver market: CMHC study
VANCOUVER - The Canada Mortgage Housing Corp. says more than 11,000 condos were added to rental market in Metro Vancouver last year, spurred in part by taxes on empty homes. The CMHC report was ...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
Island Health sees 21 new COVID-19 cases as province touts more rapid testing
NANAIMO - A new high for COVID-19 cases in a single day for Vancouver Island and the surrounding region.Island Health reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the regional total to 526. Thr...
Nov 25, 2020
Magical Day: A memorable Canadian one-off with the mighty Maradona
It's a play that remains fresh in soccer coach Peter Pinizzotto's mind even though it happened nearly 25 years ago. Argentine great Diego Maradona -- making a one-off appearance to play with brother L...
Nov 25, 2020
Van attack trial delayed until Thursday so experts can view Minassian's interviews
TORONTO - The murder trial for the man who killed 10 people after driving a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk has been delayed until Thursday. The judge has given the Crown and its experts a few day...
Nov 25, 2020
Around 1,300 national exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions given out: officials
OTTAWA - Immigration officials say the federal government granted 1,300 national interest exemptions during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people into Canada who don't qualify under current border res...
Nov 25, 2020
Boucher says big contract won't change him; taking care of his mom is a priority
Chris Boucher's story has played out like a feel-good sports movie, the kind where everyone cheers for the underdog. Riding an overnight bus as a homeless teenager. Dropping out of high school and wor...
Nov 25, 2020