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Local paddlers vie for BC Summer Games places at Nanaimo qualifier
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club hosted a BC Summer Games qualifier earlier this month on Long Lake.Paddlers aged 13-16 years old took part, many from the Nanaimo area and several from Victo...
Jun 13, 2024
Panthers downplay Stanley Cup travel woes after storm drenches Florida
EDMONTON - Dylan Holloway got wind of the storm delaying the Florida Panthers' trip north. The Edmonton Oilers winger wasn't tracking the weather system that walloped the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area ea...
Jun 13, 2024
Here's a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals' new carbon pricing data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals published data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing on Thursday. The charts made public are the ones delivered to the parliamentary budget officer last ...
Jun 13, 2024
Tories appeal to Jewish community ahead of byelection, allege 'betrayal' by Trudeau
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the Jewish community in a Toronto riding to send Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a message about his "betrayal" by voting for the Tory candidate in an upcom...
Jun 13, 2024
UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it ...
Jun 13, 2024
Elks look to bounce back from gutting loss in opener as Alouettes visit town
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks' mistake-filled fourth quarter transformed what looked to be a dream home opener into a nightmare. But the Elks have no time to feel sorry for themselves after last Saturd...
Jun 13, 2024
Undercover Mountie questioned on whether she misinterpreted Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An undercover Mountie who infiltrated the Coutts border blockade faced questions in court Thursday on her police work and on whether she misinterpreted what was really going on. Th...
Jun 13, 2024
B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER - A group of local politicians from B.C.'s Lower Mainland are asking the provincial auditor general to investigate how the cost of a wastewater treatment plant could balloon to $3.86 billion...
Jun 13, 2024
Rangers re-sign winger Kaapo Kakko to a $2.4 million contract for next season
The New York Rangers on Thursday re-signed Kaapo Kakko to a one-year contract worth $2.4 million, a move that provides cost certainty on one of the top trade candidates around the NHL. Knowing what Ka...
Jun 13, 2024
NDP's Jagmeet Singh says report shows 'a number of MPs' have helped foreign states
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says a recent spy watchdog report shows a number of MPs have knowingly provided help to foreign governments. Singh says he is "more alarmed today" after reading an un...
Jun 13, 2024