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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:20:01 -0800
Victoria council to consider full or partial closure of Clover Point loop
Victoria city staff have come up with a couple of new options for creating a pedestrian friendly area at the southern tip of Clover Point Park — including one that would still allow some vehicle access to the waterfront.Council asked for the revise...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:19:58 -0800
No summer Sidney-Anacortes ferry service; Coho and Clipper wait for border to open
Washington state has pulled the plug on its ferry service between Sidney and Anacortes this summer as the pandemic surges and the likelihood of the Canada-U.S. border reopening any time soon continues to dim.Ferry routes to the U.S. — including the...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:00:29 -0800
Government agrees mentally ill should have access to MAID — in two years
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has agreed with the Senate that Canadians suffering solely from grievous and irremediable mental illnesses should be entitled to receive medical assistance in dying — but not for another two years.The two-year inte...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:00:26 -0800
White House signals hard line on Buy American as Ottawa urged to push for exemption
WASHINGTON — The White House isn't leaving much wiggle room for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to escape Joe Biden's Buy American rules. The two leaders are set to meet virtually later today in Biden's first bilateral meeting since taking over as U....

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:00:21 -0800
Corey Hurren, the Manitoba man who rammed Rideau Hall gates, to be sentenced today
OTTAWA — The Manitoba military reservist who pleaded guilty to eight charges related to an incident at Rideau Hall last summer is to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today.Corey Hurren, 46, rammed through a gate at Rideau Hall and headed on foot...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:00:19 -0800
Canada set to defend refugee pact with United States in appeal hearing
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is set to tell a Federal Court of Appeal hearing today a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Canada's lawyers argue the Federal Court misinterpreted the law...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:00:12 -0800
Nunavut government to table first budget since pandemic started
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Nunavut government is to table its budget, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic started, in the legislative assembly today.Finance Minister George Hickes will deliver the draft document for the upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:20:16 -0800
Malaysian court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a halt to the planned deportation of 1,200 Myanmar migrants to hear an appeal by two human rights groups, which say refugees, asylum seekers and minors were among those being sent back.The ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:04:45 -0800
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reachFor weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:04:34 -0800
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reachFor weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard — one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 — the toll was mostly a number. Until two women ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:48:00 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday Feb. 22, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 61,733 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,554,003 doses given. The provinces have administered doses ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:37:00 -0800
Fourth COVID-19 death reported in Cowichan Tribes outbreak
On the heels of a fourth COVID-related death amid an outbreak in Cowichan Tribes in Duncan, leaders say a vaccination clinic they hoped would take place this week won’t be held until early March. The 661 first doses of Pfizer vaccine administer...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -0800
Shots fired at pickup during fight in Campbell River, police say
A man was taken into custody Sunday by Campbell River RCMP after shots were fired during an altercation. Officers responded to an incident in the Brewster Lake Road area of Campbell River just before 6 p.m. Sunday, following reports of a brief fi...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:50:00 -0800
Discovery of COVID-19 variant in B.C. schools creates concern in capital region
As the Fraser Health Authority responds to a fast-spreading COVID-19 variant in its schools, capital region officials are keeping a close eye on the situation.Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association president Winona Waldron said the news about a COV...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:19:16 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday Feb. 22, 2021.There are 849,517 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 849,517 confirmed cases (31,164 active, 796,630 resolved, 21,723 deaths).*The total case count i...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:07:00 -0800
Fifth new Island-class ferry launched in Romania
The fifth of six new Island-class ferries has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.The hybrid diesel-electric ferry went into the water on Thursday. Additional work is required on the ship, which is scheduled to go through sea ­trials ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:14:08 -0800
British Columbia reports 1,428 new COVID-19 cases, eight more deaths in three days
VICTORIA — Public health officials in British Columbia are reporting 1,428 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, for a total of 77,263 since the pandemic began in the province.There have also been eight more deaths, bringing the number of fa...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:52:58 -0800
Commons committee censures firearms association over inflammatory comments
OTTAWA — The National Firearms Association has been censured by a House of Commons committee for inflammatory comments about the Trudeau government's recent gun control legislation.The national security and public safety committee unanimously passe...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:52:57 -0800
Man charged in Saskatchewan, Alberta thefts where ATMs were taken
Mounties say a man has been charged in a string of break and enters in which vehicles were used to smash the doors of businesses so thieves could make off with ATMs, cash registers and other goods.RCMP say that eight break and enters between December...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:17:34 -0800
Manitoba bolsters rules in attempt to further control spread of COVID-19
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is tightening rules aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 amid the growing threat posed by variants of the virus.People will be considered contacts of a case — and be required to undergo testing and self-i...



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