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'We keep pushing forward:' Wounded Warriors Run BC enters Nanaimo leg of journey
NANAIMO - The Wounded Warriors Run BC (WWRBC) is stopping in Nanaimo Friday as the annual fundraiser for first responders winds its way down Vancouver Island.The eight runners and their entourage star...
Feb 28, 2025
Violent protests in Athens on rail crash anniversary as frustration over system failures boils over
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Protesters hurling Molotov cocktails and smashing paving stones clashed with riot police firing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades in central Athens Friday, as tens of thousan...
Feb 28, 2025
Suicide bomb at a seminary in northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of Ramadan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up after walking into a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing a top cleric and four other worshippers...
Feb 28, 2025
On Ice: Broomhead foam issues on hold for Montana's Brier, but curlers still fuming
KELOWNA, B.C. - The equipment technology tension that has engulfed the elite curling scene in recent weeks is expected to be put on hold at the Montana's Brier. All 18 teams in the field have decided ...
Feb 28, 2025
In the news today: Ontario PCs win third majority government
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ontario PCs win third majority government Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives chugged to a third majority go...
Feb 28, 2025
Large number of public servants in biggest departments breaking remote work rules
OTTAWA - Large numbers of public servants working in the federal government's three biggest departments aren't following Ottawa's three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows. The federal ...
Feb 28, 2025
Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns
VANCOUVER - Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way. Cold weather had held the pollen...
Feb 28, 2025
Doug Ford's Ontario PCs win re-election, with tariff threats around the corner
TORONTO - Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won't have long to sit back and bask in the glow of winning a third majority government, with an imminent tariff threat around the corner. The Tories wo...
Feb 28, 2025
Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns
VANCOUVER - Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way. Cold weather had held the pollen...
Feb 28, 2025
Panthers beat Oilers 4-3, take first place in Atlantic Division
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Uvis ...
Feb 27, 2025