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LeBron James picked for 21st straight All-Star Game, extending NBA record
LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. The NBA revealed the starters - some of them, anyway - for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn't much in the way of surprises. ...
Jan 23, 2025
Loaded gun, suspected drugs & body armour seized during Parksville bust
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP officers executing a warrant on a man who missed a recent court appearance turned into a significant drug and weapons bust.A 55-year-old Parksville man missed a Jan. 9 cour...
Jan 23, 2025
U.S. tariff threat adds urgency for B.C.'s energy independence: minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the looming threat of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence. Dix says there was urgency before...
Jan 23, 2025
Vancouver mayor proposes pause on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside, including pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. Sim told a Save Our...
Jan 23, 2025
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senat...
Jan 23, 2025
VIDEO: Clippers Lonsdale, Hull feature at BCHL All Star weekend
NANAIMO - Clippers forwards Chase Hull and Cole Lonsdale spent a weekend in Salmon Arm at the BCHL All-Star weekend.Hull was a part of the Top Prospects Game on Jan. 17 while Lonsdale participated in ...
Jan 23, 2025
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 depo...
Jan 23, 2025
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 depo...
Jan 23, 2025
Vrioni happy to join CF Montreal, doesn’t feel pressure as only designated player
Giacomo Vrioni says his play will do the talking. The recently acquired striker knows CF Montreal will lean on him to perform as the Major League Soccer team's only designated player, and he's comfort...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it "a great honor to sign this." "They ...
Jan 23, 2025