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Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The central bank increased it...
Mar 2, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers staying in Coastal Division race despite short bench
NANAIMO - The Clippers finished the month of February with a 5-4-0-1 record.They did so missing their top player in each position for several games.'Assistant coach Ken McPhalen said other players hav...
Mar 2, 2022
Former B.C. house clerk broke public trust: Crown
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former clerk of the legislative assembly used public funds to enrich himself in "glaring and egregious" ways, a special prosecutor alleged Tuesday. Brock Martland made t...
Mar 2, 2022
Duke Point ferry terminal closed on Saturday, service re-routed to Departure Bay
NANAIMO - A major ferry terminal linking Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland will be closed for maintenance on Saturday, March 5.As a result, BC Ferries will re-rout the route to the Departure Bay terminal...
Mar 2, 2022
B.C. could drop more COVID restrictions: top doc
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's optimistic the province is moving to a "better place" that could see more COVID-19 restrictions lifted this month before spring brea...
Mar 2, 2022
B.C. mayor's brother alleges death threat, assault
PENTICTON, B.C. - The mayor of Penticton, B.C., is being accused in a lawsuit of threatening to kill his brother and sister, and physically assaulting his brother in a dispute over family finances clo...
Mar 2, 2022
Liberals plan 'proactive' gun legislation soon
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Liberal government will soon introduce new gun-control legislation.Mendicino told the House of Commons public safety committee Tuesday the bill...
Mar 1, 2022
Self-management message pushed with existing COVID restrictions under review
NANAIMO - While COVID-19 health restrictions in B.C. are remaining in place for now, a carrot continues to dangle indicating more easements are coming.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry opened...
Mar 1, 2022
Daily drop-in centre approved by Nanaimo Council despite numerous objections
NANAIMO - A daily drop-in centre for those in Nanaimo living on the street will continue through March after eleventh hour funding was approved.City Councillors heard concerns and debated for over an ...
Mar 1, 2022
Too early to start resettling Ukrainian refugees, says United Nations agency
OTTAWA - The Canadian representative for the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, says it's too early to begin to resettle Ukrainian refugees who have fled Russian aggression in their country by the ...
Mar 1, 2022