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US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The peopl...
Mar 7, 2023
Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago was executed on Tuesday. Gary Green, 51, ...
Mar 7, 2023
City reports second-highest year for construction in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - 2021 put Nanaimo in the category of one of the fastest-growing urban centres in the country, and it appears the trend is continuing. In 2022, the City issued building permits with a total co...
Mar 7, 2023
B.C. auditor general renews calls for better fraud risk management in public bodies
VICTORIA - British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the province's public institutions are susceptible to fraud, but he can't release specifics about the theft and corruption reported to h...
Mar 7, 2023
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed depth defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a two-year extension. The agreement, announced Tuesday, includes a two-way deal for 2023-24 and a one-way deal for...
Mar 7, 2023
Whitecaps return to CONCACAF Champions League seeking first win of 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had a knack for performing on the big stage last season. When the games mattered most, the club seemed to rise to the occasion, winning a series of do-or-die matchu...
Mar 7, 2023
Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of...
Mar 7, 2023
Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system 'now' to target repeat offenders
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada's bail system now instead of simply talking about it. His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lamet...
Mar 7, 2023
Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which...
Mar 7, 2023
No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country. But Anand says she won't oth...
Mar 7, 2023