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Marielle Thompson, Reece Howden take home top honours at Ski Cross World Cup
ALLEGHE, Italy - Two British Columbia residents were triumphant at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Italy on Saturday. Marielle Thompson of Whistler finished first in the women's race, while Reece Howde...
Feb 03, 2024
Nanaimo Track and Field Club holds annual awards ceremony
NANAIMO- Local track and field athletes were honoured at a recent ceremony at the Nanaimo Yacht Club.The close to 150 people who attended saw 27 awards given out at the Nanaimo Track and Field Club's ...
Feb 03, 2024
Canada takes pairs gold at Four Continents skating championship
SHANGHAI - Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps held on the to their lead from the short program to win the gold medal at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The 2023 Four Continen...
Feb 03, 2024
Senegal's leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegati...
Feb 03, 2024
Montreal police say 30-year-old man killed in armed assault Friday
Montreal police say a 30-year-old man was killed in an armed assault late Friday afternoon. Police say they found the man with at least one stab wound to his upper body after responding to a 911 call ...
Feb 03, 2024
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday. Chile's...
Feb 03, 2024
For the first time, an Irish nationalist is chosen to lead Northern Ireland's government
LONDON (AP) - An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice Presiden...
Feb 03, 2024
Clippers overpowered 6-3 by high flying Warriors
NANAIMO - The Clippers honoured their alumni and 2004 Fred Page Cup winning team before their game against West Kelowna but ended up on the wrong side of a 6-3 score.In the first period the Warriors s...
Feb 03, 2024
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, off...
Feb 03, 2024
Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station. Attacker detained
PARIS (AP) - An assailant injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before ...
Feb 03, 2024