Controversy over MLAs buying ads in B.C. magazine that opposes trans rights
Reaction was quick, and negativeDan Ferguson / June 30, 2020
Month: June 2020
BLM sign vandalized at Sylvan United Church
Minister hopes to have conversation with vandalKevin Rothbauer / June 30, 2020
‘A little bit scary for everybody’: Air passengers wary as new rules take effect
Starting on Canada Day, Air Canada and WestJet will resume the sale of adjacent seatsThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Conservatives not the same as in 1939
The causes of homelessness can’t be completely laid at the feet of jobs being shipped overseas.Wire Service / June 30, 2020
Progressives the voice of tyranny
We need to restore the fundamental protections guaranteeing our right to disagree and be heard.Wire Service / June 30, 2020
COVID-19: Should non-medical masks be mandatory in Canada?
New poll shows Canadians are divided on the rules around mandatory masksAshley Wadhwani / June 30, 2020
Advocacy group calls on feds to pull Canada Day celebration from Facebook
Facebook declined to comment on the matterThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
B.C. reports 12 new COVID-19 cases as officials urge caution for Canada Day
There are 18 patients is hospital and four are in ICUKatya Slepian / June 30, 2020
Canadian woman sentenced in U.S. for trying to get chemical weapon off dark web
Liu crossed the border and went to a business in Pembina, N.D. to pick up a package under a false nameThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Vancouver Island homeowner douses blaze with garden hose
Fire officials say man’s quick actions resulted in relatively minor damagePQB News / June 30, 2020
COVID-19: B.C. to start allowing visits to senior care homes
One designated visitor to start, Dr. Bonnie Henry saysTom Fletcher / June 30, 2020
Cowichan RCMP warn of scammers pretending to be police
Callers identify themselves as police officersWire Service / June 30, 2020
Canada extends travel ban for non-U.S. foreign travellers to July 31
Ban is separate from that which prevents U.S-Canada border crossingsKatya Slepian / June 30, 2020
RCMP patrol of smokehouse sparks concerns by Wet’suwet’en hereditary leader
Hereditary Chief Woos says he is feeling uneasy after RCMP attended the smokehouse with riflesRebecca Dyok, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter / June 30, 2020
Poll suggests many likely to find way to celebrate Canada Day despite pandemic
For 42 per cent of those polled, this Canada Day will be no different than any otherThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say
He said the government is planning for a worst-case scenario and hoping for the bestThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Boiling cup of noodles leads to burns, assault conviction in fight between B.C. teens
Longstanding feud between two factions of teens led to a fight in a bathroomKatya Slepian / June 30, 2020
NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 8
Four separate teams announced a total of 10 positive tests for the novel coronavirus in the springThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Lululemon buys in-home fitness company Mirror in $500-million deal
Lululemon says the purchase will be covered by the company’s primary sources of liquidityThe Canadian Press / June 30, 2020
Body found at bus exchange in Nanaimo, RCMP investigating
Death not considered suspicious, but search of the area underwayNanaimo News Staff / June 30, 2020