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Mon, 4 Jan 2021 01:00:10 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Jan. 4, 2021.There are 601,663 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 601,663 confirmed cases (80,822 active, 504,976 resolved, 15,865 deaths).*The total case count in...

Mon, 4 Jan 2021 01:00:09 -0800
Super site to administer COVID-19 vaccinations opens today in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A "super site" to administer COVID-19 vaccinations opens today in Winnipeg.The province said last week that final appointments were wrapping up at the immunization clinic at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences,...

Mon, 4 Jan 2021 01:00:07 -0800
COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to reform Quebec's devastated long-term care homes
MONTREAL — The COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec was marked by images from long-term care homes: isolated seniors peering out from windows, bodies in zippered bags on stretchers exiting imposing brick buildings.The pandemic tore a destructive path throug...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 20:34:00 -0800
Langford teen with love of outdoors reported missing
People who frequent parks and trails in the Langford and Victoria areas are asked to be on the lookout for a missing teenager Andre Courtemanche is a 16-year-old Caucasian male who is known to enjoy the region’s parks and trails. He was last ...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 20:29:04 -0800
Malaysia coroner rules out others in French-Irish teen death
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian coroner ruled Monday that the death of a French-Irish teen whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on vacation was most likely a misadventure that didn't involve other people...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:59:00 -0800
Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven
DEBOLT, Alta. — Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern Alberta. The families of Wade Balisky, 45, a...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:56:57 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Jan. 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 3, 2021.There are 601,663 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 601,663 confirmed cases (80,822 active, 504,976 resolved, 15,865 deaths).*The total case count in...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:32:52 -0800
A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home
A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hunkered down at home.Here's a look at some of the la...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:20:00 -0800
Pedestrian killed after being struck by three vehicles in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD — Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by three vehicles in Abbotsford.  Officers responded to a collision on Highway 1 near the boundary between Abbotsford and Langley early Sunday morning. Police say in a news...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 10:49:00 -0800
Fauci: Vaccinations are increasing in a 'glimmer of hope'
The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-diseas...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 09:52:26 -0800
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
WINONA, Texas — A 21-year-old man who hid from police in an East Texas church was charged with first-degree murder and felony assault in a shooting that left the pastor dead and two other people injured Sunday, a local sheriff said.Authorities had ...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 09:51:21 -0800
Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 benefit for travellers as Canada surpasses 600,000 cases
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government mulled the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving a sick leave benefit aimed at those who must quarantine due to COVID-19 on Sunday amid fresh admissions of foreign excursions fr...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 08:27:05 -0800
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):7:30 p.m.Canada's COVID-19 case count has surpassed 600,000 since the beginning of the pandemic. Data from the federal government shows the national tally stands at 601,663 as of ...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Last Battle of the Atlantic naval officer has gallery at CFB Esquimalt named in his honour
The last surviving naval officer of the long-running, hard-fought Battle of the Atlantic discovered the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum had renamed a gallery at the museum in his honour while celebrating his 100th birthday, on Nov. 24. Co...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
New lab for working with composite materials set to open at Camosun College in spring
Camosun College is so excited about its new, high-end composite lab, it’s calling it “Miracle,” which stands for materials, integration, research and creativity.The $2.4-million project is part of the Camosun Innovates program, in which the col...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Moose on the Goose? Sooke hobby farmer wants to ride her steer on the trail
On a small farm on an idyllic rural patch of Sooke near the Metchosin border, Kristy ­Sivorot is living the life of a modern pioneer. She and her husband, Ron, along with their two young sons, have three dogs and numerous cats, and raise chicken...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Construction of shipping-container homes set to begin as fundraiser nears halfway point
A campaign raising money to convert shipping containers to tiny homes for people living in Victoria’s parks is almost halfway to its $500,000 goal. Luke Mari of Aryze Developments, which is partnering with the Greater Victoria Coalition to End ...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Victoria council's free lunches back on the cutting board — again
For the third time in less than a year, Victoria city council will debate whether they should keep getting a free lunch at taxpayers’ expense. In a motion that will go to committee of the whole next week, Coun. Ben Isitt recommends scrapping th...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Thousands sign petition to extend school break in B.C.
B.C. students are set to return to school on Monday, but thousands of people are making a last-ditch effort to keep them home a bit longer. A Change.org petition is calling on the B.C. government to extend school winter break in a bid to slow the...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 05:48:37 -0800
Geoff Johnson: Chilliwack case shows boards need to take action on inappropriate behaviour
For B.C. school trustees, the view to the east reveals a stormy winter of discontent about the current state of affairs between provincial governments and boards of school trustees.School boards across the country are being challenged or dismantled. ...



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