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Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship
LOS ANGELES - A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there amid t...
Apr 01, 2020
Thousands of critical items pouring in to help Nanaimo's frontline workers
NANAIMO - There is an overwhelming answer to the call for more personal protection equipment for those on the frontlines in Nanaimo during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nanaimo Division of Family Practic...
Apr 01, 2020 Donations of a range of essential medical grade personal protective equipment are being sent to the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice. Those donations are going to clinics throughout the region and NRGH. (Nanaimo Division of Family Practice)
Jump in overdose deaths in Vancouver highlight two health emergencies: city
VANCOUVER - A recent spike of overdose deaths in Vancouver is an important reminder there are two ongoing public health emergencies, the city says as the province grapples with the rollout of a safe s...
Apr 01, 2020
‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion
NEW YORK - Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film where the highest hurdle isn't deciding to have an ...
Apr 01, 2020
COVID-19 cases confirmed on Vancouver Island rise slightly
NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases has risen again after a brief respite. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed there are now 72 confirmed cases of the respiratory virus on Vancouve...
Apr 01, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has risen slightly. (Gov't of B.C.)
Vancouver forward J.T. Miller hoping Canucks get to finish what they started
J.T. Miller hasn't thought twice about having the best statistical season of his career stopped in its tracks. The frustration of seeing the Vancouver Canucks' resurgent campaign put on ice is an...
Apr 01, 2020
Buying time; Tokyo Games postponement a boon for injured Canadian athletes
When TJ Sanders isn't on the volleyball court running Canada's offence, he's often laying on his back with his feet on a chair courtside. Canada's starting setter has managed a painful back injur...
Apr 01, 2020
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment leaders take pay cuts in wake of COVID-19
TORONTO - Top Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment executives are taking pay cuts in the wake of COVID-19 shutting down the company's sports and entertainment business. A memo to MLSE ...
Apr 01, 2020
Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is ready to call in the army to help First Nations, Inuit or Metis communities contend with COVID-19. Indigenous leaders f...
Apr 01, 2020
Ujiri would love to season salvaged, but global health should be focus right now
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri would love to see the remainder of the NBA season salvaged somehow. But the Toronto Raptors president said, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the sports world to...
Apr 01, 2020