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NFL players accused of armed robbery at South Florida party
MIAMI - Police in South Florida are trying to find New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar after multiple witnesses accused them of an armed robbery at ...
May 14, 2020

Trump's Mar-a-Lago club to partially reopen this weekend
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club will partially reopen to members this weekend as South Florida slowly reopens from the coronavirus lockdown. An email sent Thursday to ...
May 14, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:19 p.m. on May 14, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (includ...
May 14, 2020

Renowned restaurant adds mannequins amid social distancing
WASHINGTON, Va. - One of the country's most renowned restaurants says mannequins will add a touch of whimsy and help with social distancing when customers return to its grand dining room later this mo...
May 14, 2020

COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver's policing budget: council
VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during t...
May 14, 2020

COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver's policing budget: council
VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during t...
May 14, 2020

NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020

Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for Nanaimo man
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo are appealing to the public for help in locating a man wanted on a Canada- wide arrest warrant for parole violations.Peter Ludvigson, 45, was supposed to be living at a fam...
May 14, 2020

Parksville man sentenced for defrauding same investors twice, more than 10 years apart
PARKSVILLE - A fraudster had the audacity to first take advantage of investors and then return to the same victims more than a decade later with yet another scam.Shockingly, it worked. James Warring M...
May 14, 2020

Lengthy streak of no COVID-19 case increases on Vancouver Island ends with data error
NANAIMO - After days of keeping the COVID-19 curve flat on Vancouver Island, the total of confirmed cases has increased by one.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the 126th active or ...
May 14, 2020