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Local gymnasts help Team BC take silver at Western Canadian Championships
NANAIMO - Two local gymnasts were part of Team BC at the Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg in late April.15-year-old Mylah Vanden-Elsen and 16-year-old Samantha Jones were part of the senior ...
May 08, 2022
Governor General expected to get warm welcome during return to home region of Nunavik
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - The usual excitement over the end of the school year in Nunavik is reaching a new level, as hundreds of students get ready to present special projects to the country's first Indigenou...
May 08, 2022
'Last resort': Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis
CALGARY - Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son's death many times. Anthony Heffernan, a 27-year-old recovering from a drug addiction, was shot by police four times - including three shots to...
May 08, 2022
$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA - A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has ...
May 08, 2022
Canada's PM Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet President Zelenskyy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today amid the Russian invasion. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky...
May 08, 2022
SUV crashes into police vehicle and business
A driver was arrested for impaired driving after a SUV ran into a police vehicle and a business in West Kelowna.Just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday (May 7), a police officer was driving a marked vehicle on...
May 08, 2022
'Last resort': Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis
CALGARY - Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son's death many times. Anthony Heffernan, a 27-year-old recovering from a drug addiction, was shot by police four times - including three shots to...
May 08, 2022
Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenskyy, as Ru...
May 08, 2022
Syria President Assad visits Iran for meetings in rare trip
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state-linked media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria's ci...
May 08, 2022
'We are packed at the market:' Cedar Farmers Market opens for 26th season
NANAIMO - It's not officially summer until thousands gather every Sunday in Cedar.One of the largest farmers market's on Vancouver Island kicks off its 26th season on Sunday, May 8 at the field behind...
May 08, 2022