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Auger-Aliassime through to Marseille semifinal one week after first title win
MARSEILLE, France - Flix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals of the Open 13 in Marseille. The Canadian beat Ilya Ivashka in 6-3 and 6-4 in the winning effort. The success comes a week after A...
Feb 18, 2022
Longtime CSRD CAO Charles Hamilton announces retirement
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is looking for a new chief administrative officer (CAO).Charles Hamilton, who has led the Salmon Arm-based CSRD for more than 13 years, has announced his ...
Feb 18, 2022
Nebraska state senator to resign amid accusations from aide
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state Sen. Mike Groene denied accusations Friday that he took inappropriate photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge, but he said he was going to resign ne...
Feb 18, 2022
Covid update Friday: Interior Health leads B.C. in new cases, hospitalizations down
Interior Health finished the work week with the most new COVID-19 cases in B.C.The region reported 217 cases (increase of 25 from Thursday), part of the 692 new infections in the province (down by 90)...
Feb 18, 2022
B.C.'s Interior Health to begin rescheduling surgeries after COVID-19 pause
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's Interior Health authority says it's taking a phased approach to resuming services that were paused last month, including rescheduling postponed surgeries and reopeni...
Feb 18, 2022
Nurses group asks court to halt federal use of Emergencies Act to end Ottawa protest
OTTAWA - A group involved in the anti-government protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa is asking a court to put the brakes on federal use of the Emergencies Act to clamp down on demonstrators. I...
Feb 18, 2022
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by former President Donald Trump to toss out conspiracy lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol police officers, saying in his ruling t...
Feb 18, 2022
Travellers to Nunavut who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 can isolate at home
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - Travellers to Nunavut who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 or partially vaccinated will no longer have to isolate in one of the government's isolation hotels in Southern Canada. Nunavu...
Feb 18, 2022
Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for B.C. childhood educators
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'...
Feb 18, 2022
Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022
