B.C. teacher suspended for 15 days for sharing ‘Stop SOGI 123’ pamphlets with PAC member
Teacher will also have her licence suspended on Sept. 24, 2020Katya Slepian / April 29, 2020
Month: April 2020
Sayward appoints new acting mayor amidst COVID-19
Councillor Bill Ives takes over as the acting mayor and moves forward with signing off on budgetBinny Paul / April 29, 2020
Canadian military helicopter missing while operating in Mediterranean: DND
Helicopter went missing in the sea between Greece and Italy while operating off a Canadian frigateThe Canadian Press / April 29, 2020
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
The court has agreed to hear the two carbon tax cases and two unrelated matters in SeptemberThe Canadian Press / April 29, 2020
Government seeks to seize Fraser Valley farm where guns, grenades found
Police raided the rural property in 2017 after tailing a stolen car thereMatthew Claxton / April 29, 2020
B.C.’s COVID-19 economic plan next week, John Horgan says
State of emergency extended for another two weeksTom Fletcher / April 29, 2020
Surrey RCMP seize $33,000 in stolen Canada Emergency Response Benefit cheques
A man and woman were arrested in CloverdaleTom Zytaruk / April 29, 2020
Suspected drug dealer calls Victoria-area RCMP after being robbed
Police investigating three individuals after the April 28 incidentShalu Mehta / April 29, 2020
Cowichan RCMP remind public that school zone speed limits still in effect
Many schools still in use during COVID-19 crisisWire Service / April 29, 2020
London Drugs to create ‘Local Central’ aisle for small businesses to sell products
Small businesses in Western Canada are invited to immediately submit products for considerationEric Welsh / April 29, 2020
Capitalism, socialism and social conscience
Then we have the philosophical positionsWire Service / April 29, 2020
Canada’s top doctors defend mask advice as country tops 50,000 COVID-19 cases
Non-medical masks can prevent spread of virus when physical distancing is not possible, officials sayKatya Slepian / April 29, 2020
Trudeau: Discussions ongoing with CFL as league seeks government assistance
Ambrosie said the CFL’s long-term future would be in peril if the 2020 season was wiped outThe Canadian Press / April 29, 2020
Gold River mail flight connects remote west coast communites with supplies
With tourism slashed, Air Nootka’s floatplanes fly essentail supplies to communitesBinny Paul / April 29, 2020
Fire crews battle industrial fire at San Group construction site in Port Alberni
Four fire depts. called out to help extinguish blaze at remanufacturing plantElena Rardon / April 29, 2020
Thor the dog a viral Okanagan sensation
Local photographer snaps shots of pooch, shares amid COVID-19 for smilesRoger Knox / April 29, 2020
B.C. seeks antibody tests to determine COVID-19 ‘community immunity’
Some tests look ‘very promising,’ Dr. Bonnie Henry saysTom Fletcher / April 29, 2020
Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package
Funds include between $1,250 and $1,750 for students and up to $5,000 in service grantsThe Canadian Press / April 29, 2020
VIDEO: Snowbirds to fly across country to salute Canadians trying to flatten the curve
Moves comes after a three-week pause in trainingKatya Slepian / April 29, 2020
Complex challenges mean mandatory COVID-19 vaccine unlikely: experts
There are no truly mandatory vaccines in CanadaThe Canadian Press / April 29, 2020