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Water taxi with six on board hits rocks near Tofino, B.C.; four suffer injuries
TOFINO, B.C. - Four people suffered undetermined injuries when a water taxi with six people on board ran aground near Tofino, B.C. Navy Lt. Pamela Hogan, a public affairs officer, says the coast guard...
Jan 25, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations still under 1,000 in B.C.; intensive care patient total increases
VICTORIA - COVID-19 hospitalizations slightly decreased in B.C. on Tuesday (Jan. 25).According to the Ministry of Health, 985 patients are in hospital due to COVID-19, down two from Monday (Jan. 22). ...
Jan 25, 2022
Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out
David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year und...
Jan 25, 2022
Public safety minister calls for removal of Hillier 'hate' tweet about Alghabra
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is calling on Twitter to remove a tweet from an Ontario politician who labelled federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a "terrorist." Mendicino says t...
Jan 25, 2022
Erin O’Toole faces calls for early leadership reviews by three riding associations
OTTAWA - Three Conservative riding associations have expressed their wish to see Erin O'Toole's leadership put to an early test. A motion passed Saturday by the board of the Foothills riding associati...
Jan 25, 2022
Judge leaves New York indoor mask mandate in place, for now
A New York appeals judge left the state's indoor mask mandate in place Tuesday while Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration appeals a lower court's decision to overturn it. Judge Robert Miller granted the...
Jan 25, 2022
Capsized boat found near Florida; 39 people missing
MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard was searching on Tuesday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be piloted by human smugglers capsized off Florida's coast en route from the ...
Jan 25, 2022
British Columbia developing plan to protect drinking water, ecosystems
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is developing a strategy to protect watersheds from threats posed by climate change combined with urban and industrial development. A new discussion ...
Jan 25, 2022
Digital giants must pay media for using news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the government is pressing ahead with plans to ensure digital giants pay Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Rodriguez says he is con...
Jan 25, 2022
MLB drops arbitration cuts after union holds on free agents
Major League Baseball withdrew its plan for more limited salary arbitration on Tuesday, a day after the union withdrew its demand for greater free agent eligibility. In the second straight day of talk...
Jan 25, 2022
