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Outbreaks of COVID-19 expand to 31 cases at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - Two simultaneous but otherwise unrelated outbreaks of COVID-19 have expanded.A total of 31 patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have tested positive over the course of two outbreaks...
Feb 1, 2022
Mexican international defender Carlos Salcedo impressed already with Toronto FC
Back in Major League Soccer after playing in Mexico, Italy and Germany, newly signed defender Carlos Salcedo says Toronto FC is the right fit. The 28-year-old Salcedo, who has won 48 caps for Mexico, ...
Feb 1, 2022
Independent report critical of Yukon's handling of school sex crime investigation
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver apologized Tuesday for a "break down in the system" over the handling of a sexual interference allegation at a school in Whitehorse. Silver said the government ...
Feb 1, 2022
Most B.C. COVID patients test positive after going to hospital for other reasons
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their highest level and over 60 per cent of patients since December have tested positive for the virus after being admitt...
Feb 1, 2022
'Our hospitals are coping, even though we're stretched:' Omicron causing volume, Delta leading to longer stays
NANAIMO - Hospitalization admissions continue to be some of the highest we've ever seen in B.C., however the province's top doc said the system is holding.Dr. Bonnie Henry said case numbers and hospit...
Feb 1, 2022
Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring
NEW YORK (AP) - Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a pl...
Feb 1, 2022
Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for 'true reconciliation'
VANCOUVER - Canada's former justice minister outlined her vision for "true reconciliation" during a mining industry conference in British Columbia Tuesday, saying the country needs to enact legislatio...
Feb 1, 2022
Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for 'true reconciliation'
VANCOUVER - Canada's former justice minister outlined her vision for "true reconciliation" during a mining industry conference in British Columbia Tuesday, saying the country needs to enact legislatio...
Feb 1, 2022
Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES - Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem, while R&B hitmaker Jhen Aiko will perform "America the Beautiful." The performanc...
Feb 1, 2022
Quebec comedian Mike Ward facing new legal action for joke about disabled singer
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year is once again being taken to court by his accusers. Mike Ward is being sued in separate actions ...
Feb 1, 2022