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Fire at Nanaimo, B.C., supportive housing displaced more than 50 people
NANAIMO - More than 50 people from a supportive-housing complex in Nanaimo, B.C., have been displaced after a fire in a mattress that was started by a cigarette. Troy Libbus, Nanaimo Fire Rescue's ass...
Jun 17, 2024
With Stanback gone, Alouettes RB Fletcher is seizing his opportunity as the starter
MONTREAL - Head coach Jason Maas had a message for Walter Fletcher after the running back signed a one-year extension with the Montreal Alouettes in February. The Alouettes' No. 1 running back spot wa...
Jun 17, 2024
Mbappé suffers facial injury in France's 1-0 win against Austria at Euro 2024
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp suffered a facial injury and was replaced as France beat Austria 1-0 in its opening game of the European Championship on Monday. The striker, involved in the fi...
Jun 17, 2024
Oilers primed for Game 5 after big win over Panthers: 'There's a lot of confidence'
SUNRISE - Kris Knoblauch stated boldly he was looking forward to the next 10 days. The Oilers head coach shared those feelings hours before his team faced elimination down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers ...
Jun 17, 2024
Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won't return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jun 17, 2024
Some residents poised to return to Nanaimo supportive housing facility following fire
NANAIMO - A day after a key south Nanaimo social housing complex was fully evacuated due to a fire, some residents are expected to move back in shortly. Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a structure fi...
Jun 17, 2024
Navalny's widow to meet with Trudeau, Joly in Ottawa on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The widow of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is expected to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly on Tuesday in Ottawa. Yulia Navaln...
Jun 17, 2024
Big ol puppy Gus with a heart of gold looking for a place to call home
NANAIMO - He's got that puppy energy with the big dog style.Gus is an almost one-year-old Mastiff/Saint Bernard mix with a heart as big as he is. Gus is very eager to play and meet new people and is s...
Jun 17, 2024
North Vancouver's ICBC headquarters to become housing project development site
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The head office of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in North Vancouver will be transformed into an urban housing development with hundreds of homes near major tran...
Jun 17, 2024
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help wit...
Jun 17, 2024