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Canada's Natalie Spooner embraces challenges inside and outside of hockey
CALGARY - Natalie Spooner is comfortable out of her comfort zone. The veteran forward on Canada's women's hockey team has carved out a public persona outside of hockey tackling international travel ra...
Aug 25, 2021
B.C.'s vaccination registration up 200 per cent compared to last week
British Columbia's vaccine program is picking up significant speed as over twice as many people registered for their shots on Tuesday compared to the same day the week before.On Aug. 24, 10,175 new CO...
Aug 25, 2021
252 new COVID-19 cases recorded in interior Wednesday
The active COVID-19 case count for Interior Health (IH) rose to 1,911 Wednesday as 252 new cases were confirmed in the region.The new cases were part of 698 recorded across B.C. that day, and the prov...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin to sit out game against the U.S.
CALGARY - Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin won't play Thursday against the United States at the world championship after blocking a shot with her chest in a previous game. Hock...
Aug 25, 2021
B.C. reports one death, 698 new cases of COVID-19 with 139 in hospital
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting 698 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on the first day of the order to return to wearing masks in public places. There are 5,356 active infections, of w...
Aug 25, 2021
Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has issued its first territorywide mask mandate in the face of growing COVID-19 numbers. Chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola said masks will be mandato...
Aug 25, 2021
Lawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) - Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge Wednesday said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that cha...
Aug 25, 2021
Blue Jays reinstate Soria from injured list, Biggio week to week with ligament sprain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated reliever Joakim Soria from the 10-day injured list Wednesday and optioned fellow right-hander Connor Overton to triple-A Buffalo. Soria, acquired from the Ar...
Aug 25, 2021
City to launch online survey for high-profile downtown Nanaimo block
NANAIMO - Public opinions will be gathered on overhauling a strategically vital block in the middle of Nanaimo's downtown core.Starting Thursday, Aug. 26, the City officially begins gathering feedback...
Aug 25, 2021
OKIB fire evacuees offered phone and laundry assistance
Evacuees from the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) reserve are getting some relief on certain services as they wait to go home.Telus has suspended billing for its wireline home services for evacuees and wa...
Aug 25, 2021
