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Nanaimo's plastic checkout bag ban takes effect
NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets.Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City's checkout bag bylaw took ...
Jul 02, 2021
Fire devastation in B.C. and Canada Day reckoning: In The News for July 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 02, 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 02, 2021
'So excited to be a police officer:' Mother remembers Mountie killed in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - Melanie Patton last saw her son over the May long weekend when they met for a belated Mother's Day celebration in Saskatoon. Mother's Day is a big tradition in the Patton family, complete ...
Jul 02, 2021
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - After nearly 20 years the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attac...
Jul 01, 2021
More evacuations ordered as a result of growth in the Deka Lake wildfire
WILLIAMS LAKE - The growing threat of wildfires has prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue an Evacuation Order and an Evacuation Alert today (July 1).The Evacuation Order affects 14 propertie...
Jul 01, 2021
Growing McKay Creek wildfire leads to more evacuation alerts
KAMLOOPS - The McKay Creek wildfire is continuing to burn out of control north of Pavillion. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) estimates the fire is now 22,000 hectares.The fire grew aggressively yesterd...
Jul 01, 2021
Chamber backs reopening plan, but still work to be done
A further reopening of B.C.'s economy and community activities is being endorsed by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce. Earlier this week, provincial authorities announced the details of step thre...
Jul 01, 2021
Fire destroys most homes and buildings in Lytton, B.C.; some residents missing
LILLOOET, B.C. - A village in British Columbia's Interior largely lies in ashes, the province's public safety minister said Thursday as he confirmed that flames have destroyed most buildings in Lytton...
Jul 01, 2021
Raptors' Harris "dismissed and disqualified" from NBA for anti-drug program violation
Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris has been "dismissed and disqualified" from the NBA for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program. The NBA made the announcement on Thursday. Under the an...
Jul 01, 2021
