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U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021
New candidates challenge NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South riding
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife decided to hit the campaign trail with a Polaroid camera to capture 36 days on the road when the election was called just a few days after the couple announced th...
Aug 31, 2021
Development permits awarded for pair of large Old City Quarter housing complexes
NANAIMO - City councilors endorsed a pair of significant housing complexes which will boost the downtown area's population by several hundred people.Council issued a development permit with height inc...
Aug 31, 2021
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 31: Estab...
Aug 31, 2021
Singh to target 'big-money' house-flippers by hiking taxable amount of capital gains
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The NDP leader promised Tuesday to crack down on "big-money" house flippers by increasing the taxable amount of capital gains profits from 50 to 75 per cent. Jagmeet Singh made the a...
Aug 31, 2021
Fortin's lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in court fight over his firing
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu's statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client's removal as head of Canada's vac...
Aug 31, 2021
Olympic champ Zverev wins at US Open; Djokovic set to begin
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev ran his winning streak to 12 matches by beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open. The No. 4 seed from Ger...
Aug 31, 2021
Hayley Wickenheiser part of BCHL 60th anniversary event
The BC Hockey League has partnered with the Climate and Sport Initiative to integrate a Save Pond Hockey event into the league's 60th Anniversary outdoor weekend in Penticton Jan. 14 to 16, 2022.As pa...
Aug 31, 2021
'I'm so grateful': After life-threatening crash, Kate O'Brien wins Paralympic silver
Kate O'Brien is taking more than a silver medal away from the Tokyo Paralympics. The track cyclist says the Games have also showed her just how little separates elite Para athletes from their able-bod...
Aug 31, 2021
New EV chargers coming to North Okanagan
The B.C. Government is investing in four new electric vehicle charging sites, one of which is located in the North Okanagan.British Columbia's charging network currently involves 2,000 public Level 2 ...
Aug 31, 2021
