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Fire-ravaged Departure Bay Activity Centre won't be repaired, facility to be demolished
NANAIMO - What's left of a community hall in the heart of Nanaimo's Departure Bay neighbourhood will be torn down, the City of Nanaimo confirmed.The City stated it recently received notice from its in...
Jul 18, 2022
Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts
VANCOUVER - Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Ottawa is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last fall. Bill Blair says the mon...
Jul 18, 2022
Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts
VANCOUVER - Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Ottawa is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last fall. Bill Blair says the mon...
Jul 18, 2022
Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Samuel Montembeault to two-year deal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a two-year, one-way contract with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on Monday. The 25-year-old restricted free agent compiled an 8-18-6 record in 38 games with...
Jul 18, 2022
Historic achievement is nice, but Johnston still in search of first Elite Series win
It wasn't quite enough to secure Cory Johnston his first Elite Series victory, but the Canadian will forever own a piece of circuit history. The Cavan, Ont., angler became the first competitor to weig...
Jul 18, 2022
Fire quickly doused at bush encampment in central Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local fire crews dealt with some access issues, but quickly handled a bush fire sparked by an encampment.Crews were called to the 1600 block of East Wellington Rd., off Bowen Rd. around 11:4...
Jul 18, 2022
Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say the person who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, before a shopper shot and killed him was a 20-year-old local man...
Jul 18, 2022
Patrick Brown says he will seek re-election in Brampton mayoral race this fall
Weeks after his bid for the federal Conservative leadership came to an abrupt end over allegations of wrongdoing, Patrick Brown announced Monday he will seek to stay on as mayor of Brampton, Ont., off...
Jul 18, 2022
Trial begins for Jake Virtanen, former Canucks forward charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The trial for a former Canucks forward accused of sexual assault has begun in Vancouver. Jake Virtanen was in B.C. Supreme Court as Justice Catherine Wedge gave instructions to the 12-memb...
Jul 18, 2022
Hockey Canada had abuse claim reserve fund: court documents
An affidavit filed in an Ontario court case suggests Hockey Canada has maintained a fund to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims. The detail is included in a July 2021 affidavi...
Jul 18, 2022