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New affordable housing projects announced for southern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - More than 90 new, affordable homes are coming to southern Vancouver Island, after the B.C. and federal governments announced $13.1 million in funding for the initiative. The homes will be s...
Mar 24, 2021
Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been r...
Mar 24, 2021
Worrisome COVID-19 trends reported amid new vaccine supply concerns
TORONTO - New cases of COVID-19 infections across Canada are trending upward, public health authorities reported on Wednesday in a worrisome development that comes amid new concerns over vaccine suppl...
Mar 24, 2021
30 years after Victoria's Michael Dunahee vanished, a new sketch is released
VICTORIA - It has been 30 years since Michael Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria in a case that became one of the largest missing child investigations in Canada. The Victoria Police Dep...
Mar 24, 2021
Justice Len Marchand Jr. of Kamloops appointed to B.C. Court of Appeal
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-based B.C. Supreme Court judge has earned a promotion.Federal Justice Minister David Lametti announced the appointment of Len Marchand Jr. to the B.C. Court of Appeal Wednesday (...
Mar 24, 2021
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still ...
Mar 24, 2021
B.C.'s Jobs Critic happy business relief deadline extended, disappointed in total funding given out
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation is happy the Small and Medium Sized Business Recovery Grant program was extended to August 31.While Kamloops-So...
Mar 24, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops triples Camp Out fundraising goal, grateful for community's generosity
KAMLOOPS -The fundraising totals are in for the 2020 edition of A Way Home Kamloops' (AWHK) annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness.This year Camp Out raised over $150,000 which is earmarked to supp...
Mar 24, 2021
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?
NEW YORK - The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called "Twyla Moves." In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak. It really should be called "Twyla Moves And Won't Stop As Long As...
Mar 24, 2021
World mixed doubles curling championship to be held in Scotland
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - The world mixed doubles curling championship will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland in May. The World Curling Federation announced Wednesday the tournament will be held May 17-2...
Mar 24, 2021
