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Slovakia earns wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OTTAWA - Maxim Strback scored two minutes 55 seconds into overtime as Slovakia posted a wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Slovakia looked to have the game...
Dec 30, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Pet Corner
NANAIMO - It's been another wonderful year here at Pet Corner, showcasing adorable and adoptable animals every week courtesy of the Nanaimo SPCA.We are pleased to report once again the vast majority o...
Dec 30, 2024
B.C. labour board approves service reductions as inland ferry strike escalates
VANCOUVER - Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates. The West...
Dec 30, 2024
Maschmeyer, Mrazova, Poulin named PWHL three stars of the week
TORONTO - Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, Charge teammate Katerina Mrazova and Montral Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars ...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024
Artist and activist Joe Average dies at 67, after life as vivid as his paintings
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Joe Average was an artist, advocate and activist whose bright, multicoloured images were as multi-faceted as his existence. But his sister Karin Carson says she used to giggle ...
Dec 30, 2024
Artist and activist Joe Average dies at 67, after life as vivid as his paintings
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Joe Average was an artist, advocate and activist whose bright, multicoloured images were as multi-faceted as his existence. But his sister Karin Carson says she used to giggle ...
Dec 30, 2024
Scheifele, Dahlin, Werenski named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Scheifele ...
Dec 30, 2024
Man charged after nurse attacked, seriously injured at B.C. hospital
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at a Metro Vancouver hospital in an incident police say left her seriously injured last month. Police in Port Moody say a ch...
Dec 30, 2024