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Canada's Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday. Shapovalov, ranked 10th at the grass-court Grand Slam, fire...
Jul 05, 2021
Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Three victims have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed condominium as crews resumed their search following the demolition of the remaining part of the building. The vict...
Jul 05, 2021
Out-of-province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires
Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass C...
Jul 05, 2021
Alexander's Pub renovation should be done by fall
The first major renovation to Alexanders Beach Pub in Coldstream is still forging ahead despite numerous delays.Owner and manager Gary Batula had hoped to have the renovation completed last year after...
Jul 05, 2021
Pools open for summer
Residents in the Greater Vernon area have more ways to cool off this summer.The Lakeview "Peanut" Pool in Vernon's East Hill and the Lavington Wading Pool have opened for the season."It was exciting t...
Jul 05, 2021
Significant expansion made to City of Nanaimo's SARC building
NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City's downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City's director of finance Laura Mercer said it be...
Jul 05, 2021
Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) - The Vatican says Pope Francis is "in good condition, alert and breathing on his own," a day after he underwent a three-hour operation, which involved removing half his colon. Vatican spoke...
Jul 05, 2021
Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliv...
Jul 05, 2021
Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
WASHINGTON - After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules - but only for a specific few. Effective Monday, fully vaccinated Canadians and permane...
Jul 05, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 05, 2021
