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124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health
NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...
Aug 23, 2021
Elks say nine players have tested positive for COVID-19, team in isolation
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks say nine players have tested positive for COVID-19. The update comes a day after the CFL postponed Thursday's game between the Argonauts and Elks at Toronto after an unspe...
Aug 23, 2021
The Latest: British Columbia bringing in COVID vaccine card
HANOI, Vietnam - VICTORIA, British Columbia - The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia is bringing in a vaccine card for residents to get access to restaurants, clubs, sporting events a...
Aug 23, 2021
Stoney Nakoda celebrate name change of Alberta mountain landmark
CANMORE, Alta. - The Alberta government says a prominent landmark in the Rocky Mountains has been renamed in the spirit of reconciliation. The feature near the summit of Mount Charles Stewart has had ...
Aug 23, 2021
Spokane Braves pull out of KIJHL for upcoming season
The Spokane Braves will not take part in the 2021/22 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season.The decision comes as the result of continued uncertainty surrounding travel between Canada and ...
Aug 23, 2021
Final evacuation alert lifted for Crazy Creek Gorge wildfire
SICAMOUS, B.C. - There are no longer any evacuation orders or alerts connected to the Crazy Creek Gorge Forest Service Road wildfire in the Shuswap.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District rescinded an ...
Aug 23, 2021
B.C. to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for activities such as restaurant dining, sporting events beginning Sept. 13
VICTORIA - Beginning Sept. 13, B.C. will bar unvaccinated citizens from taking part in certain non-essential activities, such as dining at restaurants or attending ticketed sporting events.In a news c...
Aug 23, 2021
Phase 2 of energy efficient home project underway
Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan, in partnership with Wilden's Blenk Development, AutheTech Homes and FortisBC, have entered Phase 2 of a project indented to create the most energy-efficient house po...
Aug 23, 2021
Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtow...
Aug 23, 2021
Jimmy Hayes, 31, Boston College star who played in NHL, dies
MILTON, Mass. - Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31. A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were ca...
Aug 23, 2021
