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Evacuation alerts, flood watch, stream advisories as B.C. braces for rain, snow melt
VANCOUVER - The potential for flooding has prompted several evacuation alerts in British Columbia as warmer weather and rain speed snowmelt. Cold, rainy weather delayed the spring thaw by about a mont...
Jun 03, 2022
Nadal back in French Open final after injured Zverev stops
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has become the second-oldest men's finalist in French Open history after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, stopped playing Friday because of an injured right leg. Now...
Jun 03, 2022
World needs to up game against emerging infectious diseases: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the world must erect better defences against transmissible diseases as climate change and other factors raise the risk we will see more emerging infe...
Jun 03, 2022
Trudeau to visit Norad, attend Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be attending next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere...
Jun 03, 2022
Near record prize pool on offer through Friday Lotto Max draw
NANAIMO - The odds are infinitesimal, but the lure of luxury is sometimes too tough to pass up.The Friday, June 3 Lotto Max draw is offering a jackpot near the record highs reached 12 months prior, wi...
Jun 03, 2022
Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. N...
Jun 03, 2022
Bernard Drainville, creator of Quebec values charter, back in politics with CAQ
QUEBEC - A prominent Quebec radio host and the man behind the Parti Qubcois' controversial values charter is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir Qubec banner. ...
Jun 03, 2022
Way, Razik, Jans, Desaulniers and Cooper to enter Canadian Squash Hall of Fame
A teenage Jamie Nicholls was working part-time at the Toronto Racquet Club in 1997 when he got a first-hand look at soon-to-be Canadian squash royalty. Coach Mike Way was guiding a who's who of domest...
Jun 03, 2022
Play ball! NightOwls to take the field at Serauxmen Stadium
NANAIMO - The waiting game is over for the Nanaimo NightOwls with their first baseball season finally underway.An expected debut in June 2020 never materialized because of COVID-19 but on June 3 fans ...
Jun 03, 2022
Canada's sports minister expects workload wave for new integrity commissioner
Canada's sports minister expects a rush of complaints when the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner starts its mandate later this month. The country's first sport integrity commissioner, Sar...
Jun 03, 2022