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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 800 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. has seen another decrease in hospitalization due to COVID-19.In its latest update, the province's Ministry of Health says there are now 787 people in hospital due to the virus, a decre...
Feb 15, 2022
West Fraser caps year of record profits with higher Q4 profits on Norbord acquisition
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. capped a year of strong growth and record profits with net income surging 18 per cent in the fourth quarter on the addition of Norbord during the COVID-19 pande...
Feb 15, 2022
Justin Trudeau's emergency law not the same as the one his father invoked in 1970s
MONTREAL - The similarities between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act on Monday and his father's use of a previous emergency law more than 50 years ago wasn't lost...
Feb 15, 2022
Williams Lake First Nation unveils plan for 'game-changer' development project on IR No. 6
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.- A mixed used development featuring a caf and gathering space will be on San Jose Indian Reserve No. 6 near the intersection of South MacKenzie Avenue and Borland Street in William...
Feb 15, 2022
Scotiabank Arena should get busier as Ontario government accelerates attendance plan
TORONTO - The stands will be a lot busier at Scotiabank Arena this week in the wake of the Ontario government slightly accelerating plans to ease attendance limits at indoor sports events. Initially p...
Feb 15, 2022
TNRD board chair says whistleblower letter about former CAO's spending was meant to be confidential
KAMLOOPS - TNRD board chair Ken Gillis doesn't plan to resign from his position and he's doubled down explaining why he didn't share a whistleblower letter about Sukh Gill's spending. In an emailed st...
Feb 15, 2022
Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada
A study by a group gauging progress on reconciliation suggests non-Indigenous Canadians have developed a deeper understanding of the harms that were done by residential schools. But it also found ther...
Feb 15, 2022
Russian invasion threat to Ukraine imminent, says Joly, amid diplomacy, cyberattacks
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high as cyberattacks undermined earlier optimism Tuesday that the Kremlin might be drawing down its ...
Feb 15, 2022
B.C. to drop capacity limits, reopen nightclubs and bars as Omicron spread wanes
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials have announced B.C. will be dropping restrictions for indoor and outdoor gatherings while keeping the B.C. vaccine card in place.Bars and nightclubs will b...
Feb 15, 2022
CP NewsAlert: B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but masks, vaccine rules remain
VICTORIA - British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs on Wednesday night. People will ...
Feb 15, 2022
