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SFN's Tribal Journeys canoe event in Nanaimo postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - An important event for Snuneymuxw First Nation is now postponed indefinitely. SFN chief Mike Wyse announced on Monday, March 30 the Tribal Journeys event being held on SFN territory in late ...
Mar 31, 2020 The A;kwul'muxw canoe family arriving on Nanaimo's shores in 2017. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
B.C.'s first community COVID-19 death was dentist 'dedicated' to health: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the family of a North Vancouver dentist who died at home with COVID-19 says he was a dedicated health care professional who made patient care and safety his top priority. Bett...
Mar 31, 2020
White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Donald Trump cal...
Mar 31, 2020
No new Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases as B.C.-wide numbers crest 1,000
NANAIMO - A respite for Vancouver Island residents and care providers. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Tuesday, March 31 no new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the Island. The...
Mar 31, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of COVID-19 cases across B.C. has reached 1,013. (Government of B.C.)
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the U...
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 ended Tynes' high school career; N.S. guard among seniors in limbo
Kellen Tynes likely would have been touring U.S. college campuses right about now and mapping out his college basketball future with his family. Instead, the 18-year-old from Dartmouth, N.S., spent mu...
Mar 31, 2020
Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome making most of time alone
Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome has been making the most of his time while hunkered at home. When not reaching out to friends and family, the 22-year-old from Edmonton has been working out and...
Mar 31, 2020
Woodbine Entertainment says it will continue to stable horses on backstretch
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment said Tuesday it will continue stabling horses on its backstretch and provide the essential care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement came...
Mar 31, 2020
Leafs' Dubas praises NBA's 'momentous move' to suspend its season amid pandemic
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas was watching television the evening of March 11 when news started to trickle out of Oklahoma City. An NBA player - it would turn out to be Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz - had ...
Mar 31, 2020
Consider releasing some inmates to stem COVID-19 in prisons, minister requests
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has asked the federal prison service and the parole board to look at early release for some offenders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 behind bars. Mary-Liz...
Mar 31, 2020