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'Impressive' start for B.C. vaccine card, COVID hospitalizations increase
British Columbia's vaccine passport program is nearing a milestone.Health Minister Adrian Dix said during a COVID-19 update on Tuesday that 2.987 million residents have got their vaccine card that is ...
Sep 21, 2021
Nanaimo man arrested after pointing suspected loaded, prohibited handgun at teenagers
NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man who they believe pointed a loaded handgun at a vehicle with four people inside as they drove past on Departure Bay Rd.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened on...
Sep 21, 2021
Vernon actor part of award winners at Towne's TV Fest
Vernon's Towne Theatre will host the 2021 TV Fest Sept. 24 and 25, which will feature some home-grown talent.The event showcases projects meant to impress on the small screen in order to help bridge t...
Sep 21, 2021
Man killed in Kamloops highway crash was ebike rider
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for witnesses to a crash that killed a cyclist along the Trans Canada Highway early Tuesday morning (Sept. 21).In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says officers found on...
Sep 21, 2021
Former Leafs winger Zach Hyman ready to start fresh with Connor McDavid's Oilers
Zach Hyman needed a place to train. And he knew just the person to ask. Having just put pen to paper on a big-money deal with the Edmonton Oilers in free agency following six seasons with his hometown...
Sep 21, 2021
Three new Indigenous MPs secure ridings for NDP and Conservative parties
There are likely to be three new Indigenous members of Parliament in the House of Commons following a federal election that had a record number of First Nations, Mtis and Inuit candidates. Blake Desja...
Sep 21, 2021
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class signals social change in sport
CALGARY - NHL players inducted for social change instead of on-ice exploits, and the first Special Olympian entering Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, reflect an admiration of more than medals and trophie...
Sep 21, 2021
Pregnant, breastfeeding women encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is encouraging people who are pregnant, planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says 40 pregnant women h...
Sep 21, 2021
Suspect arrested in fatal north Okanagan shooting near Vernon, B.C.: RCMP
VERNON, B.C. - One person has been killed in a shooting near Vernon, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a possible shooting on Monday. A body was discovered when...
Sep 21, 2021
Quebec coroner questions why more wasn't done for neglected Herron residents
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner overseeing an inquiry into long-term care deaths is questioning why more wasn't done to help residents at a Montreal-area home where dozens died. Coroner Ghane Kamel has ...
Sep 21, 2021
