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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:00:11 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 10, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 20,568 new vaccinations administered for a total of 296,241 doses given. There were zero new vaccines delivered to...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:00:11 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 10, 2021.There are 652,473 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 652,473 confirmed cases (83,252 active, 552,388 resolved, 16,833 deaths).*The total case count i...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:00:10 -0800
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in remote First Nations across Canada
First Nations across Canada have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway and Indigenous leaders encourage people to roll up their sleeves.Six of 14 Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations on Vancouver Island ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 21:25:00 -0800
Body of missing 16-year-old found in Goldstream Provincial Park
The body of a Langford teen missing since New Year’s Day has been found in Goldstream Provincial Park. West Shore RCMP said search-and-rescue volunteers from Metchosin and Juan de Fuca made the discovery Saturday evening during a sweep of the p...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 19:52:13 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan. 9, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 20,568 new vaccinations administered for a total of 296,241 doses given. There were zero new vaccines delivered ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:17:00 -0800
Saanich girl folds thousands of paper cranes, raising $31,031 for charity
Myla Bui presented the Help Fill a Dream Foundation with the fruits of her fundraising efforts Saturday, helping better the lives of several critically ill Victoria children in the process. But the 11-year-old did not present a cheque for $1,001 ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 18:03:27 -0800
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 metres (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta."We rec...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 17:36:41 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Jan. 9, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan. 9, 2021.There are 652,473 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 652,473 confirmed cases (83,252 active, 552,388 resolved, 16,833 deaths).*The total case count ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 17:30:00 -0800
Island Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at long-term care home in Victoria
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a long-term care home in Victoria. Island Health says a staff member at Hart House, in Fairfield, has tested positive for the virus. Hart House is owned and operated by Trillium Communities. The health a...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 15:28:12 -0800
Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. — A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C.Fraser Health says a resident and staff member at Suncreek Village and two workers at Guildford Seniors Village have tested...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:26:07 -0800
After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules
MIAMI — The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warning from the Department of Justice about potential...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:06:16 -0800
Curfew goes into effect in Quebec amid soaring COVID-19 case numbers across Canada
COVID-19 numbers continued to soar in many parts of Canada on Saturday as a long-standing pandemic hot spot imposed the country's strictest public health measures to date. Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced earlier in the week that Quebecers w...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:09:50 -0800
Lead Pickton prosecutor dies of COVID-19 complications
The lawyer who led the prosecution of Canada’s worst serial killer has died of COVID-19-related pneumonia. Mike Petrie is remembered by colleagues and friends as a skilled lawyer, a dogged champion and a compassionate man. He died January 5, ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 09:28:54 -0800
Mandatory online learning leaves single parents with impossible choice
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and out of trouble. And that's all before lunch. As a ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 07:00:09 -0800
Regimental funeral and procession for Calgary officer fatally injured in traffic stop
CALGARY — A regimental funeral for a Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty is to be held this afternoon in the city and a procession following the service is to include a flypast by two CF-18s.Officials say that due to COVID-19 restrict...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:59:46 -0800
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):8:00 p.m. A curfew intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Quebec is now in effect.The new measure was announced earlier this week by Premier Francois Legault and kicked in at ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Deaths of tiny songbirds linked to salmonella in feeders
Tiny songbirds are dying on the south Island and other parts of the province from a salmonella outbreak linked to bird feeders and baths. Pine siskins, nomadic finches with pointed bills and yellow edges on their wings and tails, have been a comm...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Scholarships a tribute to those who died in Iran plane crash, including UVic student
University of Victoria student Roja Omidbakhsh was one of 176 people killed one year ago when Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a passenger jet after it took off from Tehran. She was a first-year commerce student at the university “with a ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Victoria resident wants Dubow to donate his salary for time spent away from city
A Victoria councillor who admitted to travelling to East Africa in December should donate his pay for the time he was away to an organization that supports the city’s homeless, says one Victoria resident. Many people have called for Sharmarke D...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Obituary: Walter Craveiro, Saanich officer badly hurt in 1982 when man detonated dynamite
Saanich police officer Walter Craveiro was only three metres from a car that had gone into a ditch after a police chase when the car suddenly exploded. It was 1982, and the chase had begun in Victoria after the driver tried to avoid a police road...



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