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Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA - Kevin Vuong intends to sit as an Independent MP after being elected as a Liberal even though the party dumped him from the ticket. Vuong says in a statement that he intends to serve his const...
Sep 22, 2021

92 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN - Northern Health says additional testing has revealed additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared back on August 16 among contracted workforces on the Site C project ...
Sep 22, 2021

North Van stabbing suspect charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in March attack
VANCOUVER - Homicide investigators say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a stabbing attack that killed one woman and injured six other people in North Vancouver in March. A statement ...
Sep 22, 2021

Vastly overhauling Nanaimo's public works yard estimated at roughly $125 million
NANAIMO - City councillors are reviewing recommended costly upgrades to the public works yard near Beban Park, described as being far beyond its lifespan.Poul Rosen, the City's director of engineering...
Sep 22, 2021

Bus driver in deadly 2019 Ottawa crash found not guilty on all charges
OTTAWA - The lawyers for an Ottawa bus driver charged in connection with a deadly crash in 2019 say their client's acquittal today has been a long time coming. Aissatou Diallo was found not guilty on ...
Sep 22, 2021

Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in eastern B.C.: Parks Canada
FIELD, B.C. - A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of a grizzly bear found slumped near a trail in British Columbia's Yoho National Park earlier this month. David Laskin, a wild...
Sep 22, 2021

Liberals to face pressure to move quickly on fiscal plan as fourth wave hits economy
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals may soon start feeling the pressure to move quickly on spending and tax plans, some of which the party's platform promised this fiscal year. The Liberals are expected to ...
Sep 22, 2021

Green Party in tatters, with glimmers of hope, after disappointing election finish
OTTAWA - A former top Green official says the party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife. The party now confronts alte...
Sep 22, 2021

Canadian men drawn with South Africa at rugby sevens event in Edmonton
Canada has been drawn in Pool A with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Edmonton this weekend. The Canadian men are coming off a sixth-place finish Sunday in Vancouver whe...
Sep 22, 2021

Bloc leader calls on Trudeau to hold summit on health transfers with premiers
MONTREAL - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to convene a summit with his provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss federal health transfer...
Sep 22, 2021