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New Nanaimo Pride crosswalk makes triumphant debut
NANAIMO - The long wait for the return of the city's pride crosswalk has finally come to an end.Officially debuted during the Pride Parade through downtown Nanaimo on Sunday, June 8, the approximately...
Jun 09, 2025
Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump administration and who was scheduled to receive a le...
Jun 09, 2025
Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities arrested a former New Orleans jail employee on Monday and accused her of aiding in the 10-inmate breakout at the facility last month, which included an escape by her boy...
Jun 09, 2025
B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by...
Jun 09, 2025
California union leader David Huerta is released from custody on $50K bond
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California union leader David Huerta has been released from federal custody on a $50,000 bond. Huerta was arrested Friday while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles. He's the...
Jun 09, 2025
Boating BC head warns against false sense of security in wake of deadly crash
VANCOUVER - The executive director of Boating BC is warning against a false sense of security on the water compared to a busy road, and that aquatic crashes can happen in an instant if safety isn't a ...
Jun 09, 2025
Come float on a fluffy Cloud of cat love
NANAIMO - Cloud is a rescue cat who's ready to live the good life with his forever family.A three-year-old Domestic short-hair Siamese mix, Cloud was a bit nervous when he first arrived, but has quick...
Jun 09, 2025
Veteran forward Cyle Larin to captain Canada against Ivory Coast at Canadian Shield
TORONTO - Veteran striker Cyle Larin will captain Canada in its final outing at the Canadian Shield tournament against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday. With regular captain Alphonso Davies out injured, vic...
Jun 09, 2025
Judge upholds obstruction conviction for B.C. Mountie in Dale Culver case
A provincial court judge has ruled that the guilty verdict stands for an RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the case of an Indigenous man who died in police custody in 2017, clearing ...
Jun 09, 2025
Sam Bennett raising his game and wreaking havoc for Florida Panthers
SUNRISE - Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett. The youngsters played together on the same team in the Greater Toronto Area as kids, faced off in the Ontario Hockey League, and have been on o...
Jun 09, 2025