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Conservatives authorized Chinese police-owned company to run visa centre: Blair
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says he assumes security authorities signed off on an arrangement to allow a company owned by a Chinese police force to run Canada's visa application centre ...
Feb 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. There are 858,217 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 858,217 confirmed cases (30,335 active, 8...
Feb 25, 2021
B.C. police looking for witnesses to statue beheading, graffiti spree
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria are asking for help from the public who may know something about the beheading of a royal statue and a recent rash of graffiti in the city. There were numerous acts of sp...
Feb 25, 2021
US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
WASHINGTON - The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliatio...
Feb 25, 2021
Kamloops heritage spaces get cash infusion from province
KAMLOOPS - On Monday, the Kamloops Heritage Railway (KHR), found out that it was one of 68 recipients of Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) funds that the province allocated fo...
Feb 25, 2021
Avalanche warning for backcountry users in North and South Rockies
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for recreational backcountry users in British Columbia and Alberta, covering the North and South Rockies, the Lizard Range, Flathead and Watert...
Feb 25, 2021
Province lauding high vaccine effectiveness ahead of Phase Two immunizations
KAMLOOPS - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there is an encouraging enthusiasm around the COVID-19 vaccine. To date, nearly 240,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered in B.C. M...
Feb 25, 2021
Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds
MEXICO CITY - The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal log...
Feb 25, 2021
Concern for rapid COVID-19 spread prevents B.C. from lifting restrictions: Dr. Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the province isn't at a point where restrictions can be lifted due to concerns about the potential for rapid spread of COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie...
Feb 25, 2021
Canadian fighter Alexis Davis returns to action Saturday on UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian Alexis Davis returns to action Saturday with a surgically repaired shoulder and a renewed zest for fighting. The 36-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont. who now makes her home in California, ste...
Feb 25, 2021
