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B.C. to send rapid tests for staff to government-funded child-care settings
VICTORIA - Staff in government-funded child-care centres are soon expected to have access to rapid antigen tests provided by the province. The Children's Ministry says up to 250,000 tests will be sent...
Jan 26, 2022
North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Join...
Jan 26, 2022
Mounties say autopsies have begun to identify four found dead near U.S. border
WINNIPEG - Mounties say autopsies have begun to try to identify four people who were found dead in a frigid Manitoba blizzard near the United States border. The bodies of a man, a woman, a teen and a ...
Jan 26, 2022
Government's decision not to review lithium company takeover a 'mistake': expert
OTTAWA - An intelligence expert said the federal government's decision not to conduct a formal national security review on the takeover of a Canadian lithium mining company by a Chinese state-owned co...
Jan 26, 2022
Alberta reports three cases of new COVID subvariant, more hospitalizations, deaths
EDMONTON - Alberta Health says it has detected three cases of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The province says there were 1,418 hospitaliza...
Jan 26, 2022
Elks sign all-star receivers Bowman, Arceneaux, three others
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks signed former all-star receivers Adarius Bowman and Emmanuel Arceneaux on Wednesday. The Elks also added veteran receiver Caleb Holley, defensive back Matt Elam and defens...
Jan 26, 2022
Contactless, phone-based payment eyed for RDN Transit service
NANAIMO - Paying for the bus on the mid-Island could be about to leap into the 21st century.A new electronic fare collection system set to be debuted by BC Transit in the fall of 2022 is forecast to m...
Jan 26, 2022
Improved cell phone connectivity coming to Hwy. 4
NANAIMO - Travellers looking to explore central and western Vancouver Island will soon be able to do so with more peace of mind.Rogers has confirmed it will fund the expansion of cell phone coverage i...
Jan 26, 2022
St. Joseph’s Mission survivor recounts trauma, feels more potential burial sites will be found
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Jan 26, 2022
Kelowna airport gets $15M for upgrades, faster passenger flow during COVID testing
KELOWNA, B.C. - The airport in Kelowna, B.C., has received $15 million in federal funding for upgrades to infrastructure, including for the flow of passengers and crew being tested for COVID-19. Trans...
Jan 26, 2022