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Northern section of Island Health returns to no active COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The northern areas of Island Health are once again COVID-19 free. Data from Island Health on Friday, Oct. 16 showed there are currently no active cases north of the Bowser/Qualicum Bay regio...
Oct 16, 2020
Trudeau says feds want fixes, not control, of long-term care system
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there is a role for Ottawa to play in fixing ...
Oct 16, 2020
Liberals propose special committee to examine pandemic-related spending
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government is attempting to pre-empt opposition efforts to create a special committee to investigate alleged corruption by proposing its own special committee to examine ...
Oct 16, 2020
Maple Leafs sign 2006 Hart winner Joe Thornton to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year contract worth US$700,000. Thornton, a six-time all star and the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as leag...
Oct 16, 2020
Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras to fight on Nov. 7 UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras will face Brazil's Vanessa Melo next month on a televised UFC card in Las Vegas.The main event of the Nov. 7 show at the UFC's Apex production facility f...
Oct 16, 2020
Lantzville councillor sues local man for allegedly sharing private Facebook messages taken from old cell phone
LANTZVILLE - A Lantzville politician is taking legal action against a resident for allegedly using her donated cell phone to distribute large amounts of private emails and Facebook messages.District o...
Oct 16, 2020
Saskatchewan curlers make adjustments due to limitations from provincial rules
Braeden Moskowy has a new roommate in skip Matt Dunstone thanks to provincial rules that have limited the Saskatchewan curling team's options this season. Dunstone, who normally lives in Kamloops, B.C...
Oct 16, 2020
Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - New Democrat Leader John Horgan says the resignation of a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election for comments on contraception and eugenics represents a failure of the ...
Oct 16, 2020
France: Teacher beheaded, police shoot dead suspected killer
PARIS - A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad was beheaded in a French street on Friday and police have shot dead the suspected killer, aut...
Oct 16, 2020
'You feel like the world is against you:' Impact weathering tough season
Defender Samuel Piette admits this season has been a heavy one for the Montreal Impact. Border closures forced the team to relocate to Harrison, N.J., in mid September, leaving players separated...
Oct 16, 2020