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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole accused the Liberal government Sunday of putting too much emphasis on partnering with a Chinese company for a COVID-19 vaccine in what turned out to be a failed deal.O’Toole said the Trudeau government only turned its attention to pre-ordering tens of millions of vaccine doses from companies such as Pfizer and Moderna in August after its collaboration between the National Research Council and Chinese vaccine-maker CanSino finally collap

As winter creeps closer and temperatures drop, many people without homes will be looking for ways to stay warm and one man is hoping to help.Mike Hay, a contractor and business owner from Nanaimo, B.C., has been making “hope stoves” to give to those in need.Hay loves to camp out in Vancouver Island’s backcountry, and is familiar with how frigid the weather can be sleeping in a tent.He and his wife take donated wax, wicks and paint cans and turn them into portable heaters that r

Over 1,600 have signed a petition asking for a street in Vancouver to be named after Ryan Reynolds.The petition to Mayor Kennedy Stewart was started on Thursday by radio host Kevin Lim, and says it’s time for “Vancouver’s favourite son” to have a street named after him.The petition goes on to laud Reynolds for his many philanthropic contributions and for elevating his native’s city’s profile on the world stage.“Not only has he captured our hearts on the