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Barriers removed at contentious Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - Infrastructure heavily restricting traffic volume and speeds through a Nanaimo neighbourhood no longer exists, benefiting the masses, while incensing Opal Rd. residents. Crews cleared a tria...
Jun 05, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Canada Day Ray ’90 per cent’ ready to kick off run for mayor
IT MIGHT SEEM EARLY to start talking about next year's civic election but, not really. That's because there's already a mayoralty race in the making.Nobody is going to come out at this point and offic...
Jun 05, 2021
G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes
LONDON (AP) - The world's richest countries signed a landmark global agreement Saturday to confront tax avoidance and make sure that giant tech companies pay their fair share, Britain's treasury chief...
Jun 05, 2021
D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite pandemic
CARENTAN, France (AP) - In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles Shay. He was the only veteran attending a ceremony i...
Jun 05, 2021
Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts
VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...
Jun 05, 2021
COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district
MONTREAL - For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Snateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are vio...
Jun 05, 2021
Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts
VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...
Jun 05, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 465,382 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,389,69...
Jun 04, 2021
Carey Price makes 30 saves, Canadiens blank Jets to go home with 2-0 series lead
WINNIPEG - Carey Price stopped 30 shots for his eighth career playoff shutout, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Friday for a 2-0 lead in their second-round Stanley Cup play...
Jun 04, 2021
Greinke 1st CG since '17, Correa 2 HRs, Astros rout Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Zack Greinke pitched his first complete game since 2017, Carlos Correa homered twice and Martin Maldonado hit a grand slam, leading the Houston Astros over the Toronto Blue Jays 1...
Jun 04, 2021
