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Nanaimo SAR trainees tackle 24-hour Mount Benson training drill
NANAIMO - A handful of recruits have one more mission before their training is complete to join Nanaimo Search and Rescue's ranks. Based on the weather forecast, it's shaping up to be a wet weekend fo...
Mar 08, 2025

Clocks across Canada to spring forward as country recognizes daylight time
Many Canadians will lose an hour of sleep this weekend when they wind their clocks forward. Daylight time comes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means setting clocks on bedside tables, stoves and m...
Mar 08, 2025

Leonard Asper excited to own Honey Badgers after long considering buying a pro team
TORONTO - Leonard Asper channels former New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards when listing his goals as the new owner of the Brampton Honey Badgers. "You play to win the game," said Asper in a phone i...
Mar 08, 2025

Canucks' Pettersson still working to improve after snapping scoring drought
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson raised his gloved hands in the air in triumph Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks centre had just ripped a blistering one timer past Minnesota Wild netminder Filip Gustavs...
Mar 08, 2025

The Liberals are about to choose the next prime minister. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister. He will step down officially in the days to come. On Tuesday, Trudeau said he will ...
Mar 08, 2025

Large majority of Canadians reject Trump's annexation overtures, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests few Canadians are open to President Donald Trump's repeated pitches for Canada to become a U.S. state, though interest in it rises among Conservative supporters and those ...
Mar 08, 2025

Threats, harassment driving women out of politics, MPs warn
OTTAWA - As longtime Liberal MP Pam Damoff prepares to leave politics when the next federal election is called she is wistful but open about what is driving her to step away from a career she has had ...
Mar 08, 2025

Liberal leadership candidates make final push ahead of weekend vote
OTTAWA - It's the last day before Liberals elect their next leader and the campaigns are making their final get-out-the-vote push as they seek to rally grassroots support from across the country. Form...
Mar 08, 2025

South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - TV footage on Saturday showed South Korea's impeached Yoon Suk Yeol coming out of prison. Yoon waved his hand and deeply bowed to his supporters after he came out of a detent...
Mar 08, 2025

Capitals rally to beat Red Wings 5-2, Ovechkin remains at 885 goals
WASHINGTON (AP) - Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night, extending their winning str...
Mar 07, 2025