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Water Cooler: What's happening with the Nanaimo-Vancouver fast ferry?
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature deals with multiple questions we...
Jun 17, 2022

Canada's Taylor Pendrith targets return at John Deere Classic
Taylor Pendrith is targeting the John Deere Classic for his return to the PGA Tour. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., had hoped to make his return to play at last week's RBC Canadian Open, but had t...
Jun 17, 2022

Brazil police: Remains found those of British journalist
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Federal police said Friday that some of the human remains found deep in Brazil's Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips. The remains of two p...
Jun 17, 2022

Flood stage in B.C. could remain for weeks with prolonged snowmelt or rain: expert
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reached the peak window of spring snowmelt, but experts say the dangers of flooding will persist for weeks with record snow in the mountains and unstable weather in th...
Jun 17, 2022

Vettel feels a sense of responsibility to speak about climate change, LGBTQ issues
MONTREAL - Sebastian Vettel arrived at the Montreal Grand Prix wearing his thoughts about climate change on his T-shirt. The Formula One star from Germany arrived at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in a T-s...
Jun 17, 2022

Economic loss would have exceeded gains if Edmonton had held World Cup games: expert
EDMONTON - An economics professor says Edmonton should be happy it was not selected to host games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup because the cost would have exceeded the economic benefits. "Edmonton can ...
Jun 17, 2022

Red Bull's championship leader lays down fastest practice lap at Montreal GP
MONTREAL - Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the first practice session for the Montreal Grand Prix on Friday, as he aims to build on his lead in the Formula One season standings. Vers...
Jun 17, 2022

Improved public washrooms and picnic shelter re-open at Ladysmith's Transfer Beach Park
LADYSMITH - A provincial fund designed to jolt tourism defendant communities resulted in key new additions to Ladysmith's signature public gathering place.The Town announced significant portions of im...
Jun 17, 2022

Official in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines avoided mo...
Jun 17, 2022

Ontario woman, 25, charged in brazen killing of Quebec man inside busy restaurant
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested an Ontario woman in the killing this month of a Quebec man with reported links to organized crime. Provincial police say Britney Lewis, 25, of ...
Jun 17, 2022