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B.C. set to update COVID-19 situation after indicating restrictions could ease
VICTORIA - British Columbian's public health officer was scheduled to hold a COVID-19 briefing today after indicating earlier this month that more restrictions could be lifted by mid-March. Dr. Bonnie...
Mar 10, 2022
'Important to help each other': Canadians to welcome Ukrainian relatives, refugees
Olga Renneberg's mother arrived in Canada this week with nothing but a backpack with her essentials and the clothes she was wearing. "I suggested to her to pack the most important things - money, impo...
Mar 10, 2022
Chief of defence staff and Belarus opposition leader attend Ottawa defence conference
OTTAWA - Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, will speak today at an international defence conference in Ottawa that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus's exiled opposition leader, will also add...
Mar 10, 2022
J.T. Miller's big night leads Canucks past Canadiens 5-3
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored the go-ahead goal on a great individual play early in the third period and collected three assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 N-H-L win over the Montreal Can...
Mar 9, 2022
WHO: Maternity hospital among 18 Ukraine medical centers hit
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) - An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their sie...
Mar 9, 2022
Connor McDavid's OT winner sends Oilers past Capitals 4-3
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers emerged with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. McDavid elected to shoot on a two-...
Mar 9, 2022
VanVleet, Raptors delay Popovich's record in win over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Fred VanVleet had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-104 on Wednesday night, delaying Gregg Popovich's coronation as the winningest coach in NBA histor...
Mar 9, 2022
Toronto FC could face Montreal in semifinals of 2021 Canadian Championship
CF Montreal and Toronto FC, finalists in 2021, could meet in the semifinals of the 2022 Canadian Championship while Wednesday's draw gives the Vancouver Whitecaps a largely home road to the final. The...
Mar 9, 2022
'We're looking at a very strong year going forward:' construction remains brisk throughout Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Construction activity is expected to remain constant in the Harbour City following another strong year.During a Monday, March 7 presentation the City's director of development approvals Jere...
Mar 9, 2022
Fourteen more people die from COVID-19 ahead of B.C. restrictions announcement
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 274 new cases of COVID-19 a day ahead of the provincial government's expected announcement of the loosening of some COVID-19 public health restrictions. The govern...
Mar 9, 2022