The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said Tuesday. The recent spike in infections in the city can be attributed to the special location of the outbreak and the highly contagious nature of the strain, said Ding Jie, vice director of the city's center for disease control and prevention, at a press conference. Nanjing, a mega-city with a population of more than 9.3 million, has seen daily increases of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since

Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won a silver medal in 100m backstroke event in swimming. Masse clocked 57.72 seconds in the event. Masse had won a bronze medal in the same event in Rio Olympics (2016). Australia's Kylee McKeown won the gold medal in the event. She established a new Olympic record while clocking 57.47 seconds. American Raegan Smith won the bronze medal with a timing of 58.05 seconds. Kylie Masse had won gold medals in the same event in 2017 and 2019 world championships.

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 267 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 149,109 cases in the province:July 23-24: 94 new casesJuly 24-25: 79 new casesJuly 25-26: 94 new casesThere are currently 695 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 146,636 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 43 individuals are in hospital and 17 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the last 72 hours, one new death (Northern Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 1,768. Since December

One of the mantras Tokyo Olympic officials are pushing is ``Sport appeal, not sex appeal.'' Head of broadcasting Yiannis Exarchos says his team is trying to banish overly sexualized images of female athletes, so viewers won't see close-ups on parts of the body. German gymnasts protesting uniforms they believe exploit their sexuality are competing in Tokyo wearing unitards that cover their legs to the ankle. Earlier this month, Norwegian women refused to play in bikini bottoms at a European beach handball event and were fined for wearing shorts instead. Singer Pink is offering to pay their fin

Two mink have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, on a farm under quarantine after it had mink test positive in May 2021.Five additional mink samples from the same farm have initially tested positive at the B.C. Animal Health Lab, with final results pending from The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg.The two positive mink were identified through a co-ordinated wildlife surveillance project led by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, in co-operation with the One Health Working Group. One of t

On July 25th the New Westminster Police Department received a report of vandalism to the Saint Peter’s Roman Catholic Church located at the corner of 4th Street and Royal Avenue. The front of the church was targeted with orange graffiti."We’re working to find the people responsible for this and hold them accountable," stated Sergeant Kumar. "We’re asking anyone who witnessed this vandalism or knows who may have been responsible for it to contact the New Westminster Police Department."Officers documented the vandalism and canvassed the immediate area for CCTV footage to identify the peopl

The 68-square kilometre, out-of-control Nk-Mip wildfire sparked between Oliver and Osoyoos continues to move eastward in the south Okanagan. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary issued evacuation orders to more than 120 properties last week and added Mount Baldy ski resort and areas including Conkle Lake Provincial Park to the list yesterday, while the fire causes another challenge. Shaw Communications says the wildfire is preventing its technicians from accessing and repairing equipment, meaning internet, wifi, phone and TV services have been cut for some customers in Grand Forks, Chri

Langley RCMP is looking for witnesses to a Hit & Run collision that happened last night (July 25th) at approximately 6:45 p.m. in the 9100 block of 200th Street. The two vehicles involved were a white Land Rover and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. It is believed both vehicles were northbound and the Land Rover made a U-turn in front of the motorcycle. The Land Rover did not remain at the scene. The motorcycle operator, a 38-year-old male from Maple Ridge, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators are asking that motorists in the area review their dash camera fo

The Surrey Police Board would like to address recent public statements related to pausing or stopping the police transition and the development of the Surrey Police Service. The provincial government approved the Surrey Police Service (SPS) transition pla n in February 2020. Subsequently the Province created the Surrey Police Board, who legally established the Service under the Police Act . As such, the Surrey Police Service now exists under the authority of the provincial government, not local government. The claim by some parties that a Mayor and Council could unilaterally pause or stop the