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59% of eligible adults have now received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA - 80.1% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have now received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 55.6% have received their second dose.In addition, 81.1% of all eligible adults ...
Jul 21, 2021
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
O'Reilly accuser's appearance on 'The View' stopped by order
NEW YORK - "The View" cancelled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O'Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and receiv...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Frantic search underway in Nanaimo for missing vulnerable exotic bird
UPDATE - An intensive search for a missing vulnerable cockatoo had a happy ending.An exotic cockatoo named Billie, who isn't much larger than a crow, was rescued by its owner at about 3:30 p.m. on Wed...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor leaves ESPN after failing to reach contract extension
Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday. Her last assignment f...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party execs end ceasefire with leader Annamie Paul, as battle heads to court
OTTAWA - Court filings show the Green party is trying to overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's leadership, ending a brief ceasefire between warring factions. In a notice o...
Jul 21, 2021