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A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday the U.N. health agency doesn’t know how a lab employee in Siberia died amid concerns about plague, and she called on Russia to provide more information. The post Official says WHO doesn’t know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague case appeared first on CHEK.

Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is able to speak after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, and her attorneys are heading to court Wednesday to request more information about what went wrong. The post Christa Pike is awake and able to speak despite execution attempt in Tennessee appeared first on CHEK.

Our Place Society in downtown Victoria is expecting to serve at least 600 holiday meals to celebrate Thanksgiving. The post Our Place to serve 600+ meals for Thanksgiving: ‘Sense of home’ appeared first on CHEK.

An FBI complaint against a Washington state suspect accused of conspiring with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter for months provides extensive new details about the guns that may have been used in the attack, and how the teenage killer may have obtained them. The post FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter’s guns, including ‘SKS’ once confiscated by RCMP appeared first on CHEK.

A resort on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast was named the best resort in Canada for 2026, according to this year’s Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice awards, while three others made the cut. The post This Vancouver Island resort was named the best in Canada: Condé Nast Traveler appeared first on CHEK.