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Clippers and Generals left to ask what could have been
NANAIMO - Two of the mid island's junior hockey teams chasing playoff championships had their runs end prematurely.COVID-19 shut the sports world down in mid March and junior hockey leagues quickly ma...
Mar 26, 2020 Josh Bourne of the Nanaimo Clippers and Landon Dziadyk of the Oceanside Generals are two players who won't get another chance to compete for a junior hockey championship. (Generals/Gary Dorland)
Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020
World leaders vow to co-ordinate virus response in video call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus - ...
Mar 26, 2020
FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The FBI won't give up on "finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Direc...
Mar 26, 2020
US could get stake in airlines in exchange for virus grants
The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn cau...
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island surpass 50, nearly 200 recovered across B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has exceeded 50. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced five new cases, bringing the total to 52. There are now 725 c...
Mar 26, 2020 Dr. Henry was pleased to announce no new deaths from COVID-19 in B.C. as of Thursday, March 26. (Gov't of B.C.)
None of the 'Big Five' publishers will attend BookExpo
NEW YORK - All of the so-called "Big Five" publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and Macmillan became the fourth and fifth to announce...
Mar 26, 2020
Lululemon withholds guidance for 2020 due to COVID-19 as Q4 profits rise
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is withholding its financial outlook for 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retailer has temporarily shuttered all its stores in Nor...
Mar 26, 2020
B.C. steps up emergency response to COVID-19 with co-ordinated supply chain plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia invoked extraordinary emergency powers Thursday to protect consumers from profiteers and to maintain the steady supply of goods and services for those who need them du...
Mar 26, 2020