9 mins 23-year-old man airlifted to hospital following a motorcycle crash in Nanaimo A 23-year-old was airlifted to hospital in serious condition following a motorcycle crash in Nanaimo Thursday night.
1 hour Ottawa gives final approval, with conditions, for Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa on Friday. The green light means the deal has cleared its[...]
1 hour Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments A Liberal government bill that would require online streaming services to contribute to Canadian content is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate's amendments to the proposed[...]
2 hours Nanaimo motorhome destroyed in fire, incident being treated as arson: RCMP Emergency crews were called out to the 600 block of Albert Street in Nanaimo around 8:30 p.m. to battle the blaze Thursday night.
5 hours Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, following a fire in Old Montreal that[...]
5 hours More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost The federal government now expects far more Canadians with long-overdue dental needs to sign up for its insurance plan, and the health minister says that's why the estimated cost has risen by $7 billion. In[...]
5 hours 'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a lifetime. Other[...]
18 hours North Cowichan woman wishes she called police about skid steer before shooting Two neighbours said they wondered if a skid steer in North Cowichan was being stolen a short time before a driver in it was shot by police.