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Matthews scores league-leading 49th, Leafs beat Bruins 6-4
BOSTON (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 49th goal and had an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended Boston's four-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday night. Matthews' go...
Mar 29, 2022
Conservatives support 2030 emissions-reduction target set by Harper, not Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada's Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its appro...
Mar 29, 2022
Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of trying to abduct woman in Lantzville
NANAIMO - A man charged with assaulting a woman and trying to force her into his vehicle had his bail hearing re-scheduled to late next month.Bradley Dylan William Boscariol, 30, was transferred from ...
Mar 29, 2022
Contaminated oyster advisory expands, more brands added to recall list
QUALICUM BEACH - People are being told not to eat additional brands of oysters following an expanded recall by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Several types of Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC b...
Mar 29, 2022
B.C. records one death from COVID-19; sees slight drop in hospitalizations
VICTORIA - The number of people in hospital due to COVID-19 has dropped slightly in British Columbia. The Health Ministry says in a statement Tuesday that there were 273 people in hospital and 46 in i...
Mar 29, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP investigating possible hate crime after assault on LGBTQ+ student
NANAIMO - An investigation is underway following an apparent targeted attack against a local student.Police say a 19-year-old man, attending the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University, was assa...
Mar 29, 2022
Saudi-led coalition declares unilateral ceasefire in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia announced that the kingdom and its allies will observe a unilateral cease-fire in the war in Yemen starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The Saudi-led coalition...
Mar 29, 2022
Lululemon surpasses US$6B annual sales; Q4 profits up 32 per cent to US$434.5 million
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. capped an exceptional year in which it surpassed US$6 billion in revenues for the first time, with net profits growing nearly 32 per cent in the fourth quarter. Th...
Mar 29, 2022
Punctured gas line leads to multi-hour closure of busy Nanaimo street
NANAIMO - A main arterial road in Nanaimo was shut down for over an hour due to a natural gas line break.A gas line at a property in the 4100 block of Uplands Dr. between Clubhouse Dr. and Stonewood P...
Mar 29, 2022
Assessing the costs and benefits of Canada's 12-year F-35 odyssey
OTTAWA - Defence experts say there have been both costs and benefits to Canada's long journey in choosing a new fighter jet, which resulted this week in the launch of negotiations for the purchase of ...
Mar 29, 2022