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Federer out 'many months' with 3rd surgery on right knee
Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for what he said will be "many months" because he needs a third operation on his right knee. Federer announced the news Sunday via a video...
Aug 15, 2021
Canada suspends operations at embassy in Afghanistan, citing safety concerns
Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations amid a Taliban adva...
Aug 15, 2021
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
Fred strengthens to tropical storm as it heads to US coast
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday as parts of the Caribbean were gearing up for impacts from Tr...
Aug 15, 2021
B.C. care providers applaud province for requiring vaccines for all long-term care staff, volunteers.
KAMLOOPS - The province is now requiring all long-term care employees and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. The B.C. Care Providers Association supports the move make vaccines mandatory for staff. CE...
Aug 15, 2021
Cyclist rides 100 laps up their steep street for Nanaimo fundraiser
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo cyclist exceeded their fundraising goal by riding up and down their steep mid-Nanaimo street 100 times. Marc Gervais pedalled along Chestnut St. in mid-July to raise money for the ...
Aug 15, 2021
Fred strengthens to tropical storm as it heads to US coast
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday as parts of the Caribbean were gearing up for impacts from Tr...
Aug 15, 2021
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
Nursing grads say pandemic experience pushing them out of Quebec hospitals
MONTREAL - Nursing students and recent graduates from nursing programs in Quebec say working conditions in the province's public health-care system are pushing them into the private sector, further ex...
Aug 15, 2021
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
