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Provincial grant to study water delivery on Salt Spring Island
A provincial grant is going towards helping Salt Spring Islanders move toward better service.The Capital Regional District is getting $50,000 to study options for improving water management there. Right...
PM not saying whether or not “Jihadi Jack” can come back to Canada, Prince Andrew denies Epstein sex crimes connection
PM not saying whether or not "Jihadi Jack" can come back to CanadaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t saying whether or not “Jihadi Jack” will be allowed back into Canada....
New scanner will keep cancer patients from having to leave island
Improved cancer care is coming to Vancouver Island.The province says a new, state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner is going in at the BC Cancer centre in Victoria. This means patients on...
Four people shot at Raptors title celebration, First Time Home Buyer program details released
Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first homeDetails of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today.If certain conditions are...
First Time Home Buyer program details released, Raptors celebration marred by shooting
Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first homeDetails of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today.If certain conditions are...
First Time Home Buyer program details released, New Quebec law already challenged in court
Feds release details of program aimed at helping people buy a first homeDetails of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive program were released today.If certain conditions are...
9 in 10 Canadians tricked into believing fake news says study, white meat doesn’t help to lower cholesterol
Study shows 9 in 10 Canadians have fallen for "fake news" onlineA new study shows that nearly nine in 10 Canadians has been fooled by fake news.The study looked...
Canadian actor upset with Ontario Premier Doug Ford; Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Manhattan
Canadian actor upset at Ontario Premier Doug FordCanadian actor Kiefer Sutherland wants Ontario Premier Doug Ford to stop using his late grandfather Tommy Douglas’s name and image as part...
Britain’s Prime Minister resigns; Decision on whether Trans Mountain Pipeline is unconstitutional will come Friday
Theresa May folds to pressure from her party to resign
Theresa May made the decision to resign as the Prime...
Pork prices set to rise, Feds taking Facebook to task over privacy violations
Pork prices set to riseA disease in China is expected to spike the price of pork all around the...
Oilsands carbon emissions higher than first thought, ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka attacks,
Oilsands carbon emissions higher than first thoughtNew data shows that carbon emissions from Alberta’s oilsands may be on average...
CRA wrote off $133m in back taxes for one tax payer, Sri Lanka stepping up military’s wartime powers
CRA wrote off $133m in back taxes for one tax payerA Canadian taxpayer got a $133 million break from...
Death toll in Sri Lanka hits 290, Quebec flooding leads to mass evacuations, Bodies of climbers killed in Banff recovered
Death toll in Sri Lanka hits 290Police now say the death toll in Sri Lanka has reached 290.The update...
Trump was panicked over Mueller investigation, Millennials better paid but more in debt that Gen-Xers
Trump was uncooperative, panicked over Mueller investigationThe Mueller Report didn’t find any Russian collusion between Donald Trump or his...
Redacted Mueller Report released today, Warrants not required for communications between minors, predators
Redacted Mueller Report released todayThere was no collusion between Russia and Donald Trump or his campaign workers during his...
Inflation rises to 1.9 per cent, US lifts ban on Cuba lawsuits, Scientists trigger activity in dead pig brains
Inflation rises to 1.9 per centThe cost of living was up in March, but it could have been even...
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North Cowichan council tenders new childcare building in Crofton
A new building on Berridge Street in Crofton will bring Childcare spaces to the region, and carry a price tag of $5.44 million.
Former North Cowichan mayor receives Freedom of the Municipality award
The Municipality of North Cowichan has awarded the Freedom of the Municipality, its highest honour, to a longtime community leader for his many years of public service.
Duncan Fire Department’s responses highest in third quarter
An increase in the amount of fire calls have been reported to the City of Duncan for the third quarter.
Ladysmith RCMP report an increase in calls compared to last year
A quarterly report shows crime in Ladysmith is trending upwards, but not in all areas.
Cowichan Aquatic Centre repairs complete, but more work needs to be done
Cowichan Aquatic Centre upgrades are in the home stretch, but it still requires a few more tweaks.
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