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Nanaimo's toxic drug deaths drop sharply to start 2025
NANAIMO - Fewer people are losing their lives to drug toxicity than in recent years.New data from the BC Coroner's Service showed two people from Nanaimo lost their lives to toxic drugs in January, a ...
Mar 14, 2025
Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
WASHINGTON (AP) - Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 p...
Mar 14, 2025
Senate gives final approval to a bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave final approval Friday to a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rei...
Mar 14, 2025
Canada's Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold, teammate Drury takes bronze
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden won ski cross gold and teammate Kevin Drury earned bronze at a World Cup on Friday at Craigleith Ski Club. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahe...
Mar 14, 2025
B.C. overdose deaths in January drop 30 per cent to 152, continuing downward trend
VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. January's figure was down more than 30 per...
Mar 14, 2025
CF Montreal looks to end season-opening skid against D.C. United
CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois insists his team still has belief despite stumbling to start the Major League Soccer season. Montreal (0-3-0) sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standi...
Mar 14, 2025
Calgary Flames say captain Mikael Backlund out week to week with upper-body injury
CALGARY - Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday. Backlund was hurt in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss t...
Mar 14, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps loan goalkeeper Max Anchor to CPL's Pacific FC
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned up-and-coming goalkeeper Max Anchor to Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC through the 2025 season. The 'Caps announced the move Friday with sportin...
Mar 14, 2025
Immigration officials arrest second person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia
NEW YORK (AP) - Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Fr...
Mar 14, 2025
Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP
University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter o...
Mar 14, 2025