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New mountain bike skills park opens to take Nanaimo riders to the next level
NANAIMO - A new trail network right in the City of Nanaimo will help riders of all skill levels. A mountain bike skills park is now open near the Stevie Smith Bike Park along Labieux Rd. in central Na...
Sep 04, 2020
RCMP secrets case likely to be tangled up in court for some time
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP employee accused of divulging secret information, made his latest brief appearance in an Ontario court Friday. All signs suggest his complex case will gr...
Sep 04, 2020
Nova Scotia woman fails to win stay as husband seeks medically assisted death
HALIFAX - An appeal court judge in Nova Scotia has rejected a woman's bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death, pending an appeal. The woman was seeking a stay ...
Sep 04, 2020
Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights
Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent...
Sep 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:09 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4, 2020: There are 130,834 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,117 confirmed (including 5,767 deaths, 55,724 r...
Sep 04, 2020
Whitecaps 'need to be better' against powerhouse Toronto FC: Teibert
VANCOUVER - Despite a losing skid and an offensive dry spell, coach Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps remain resilient heading into another tough test against a Canadian rival. "The mood is...
Sep 04, 2020
High school coach says Game 3 hero OG Anunoby has always had understated swagger
OG Anunoby's nonchalant reaction to his audacious game-winning three pointer in Game 3 of the Toronto Raptors' second-round NBA series with Boston garnered almost as much social media attention Thursd...
Sep 04, 2020
Ex-Canadian Forces reservist charged in 'race war' case back in court Jan. 12
WASHINGTON - The lawyer for accused neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews will be back in court Jan. 12 to try to convince a Maryland judge to drop weapons charges against the former Canadian Forces reservist. In a...
Sep 04, 2020
Tech sector extends slump, dragging stock market lower again
Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, adding to the market's losses a day after its biggest sell-off since June. The S&P 500 was down 1.2% in afternoon trading after initially climbing 0...
Sep 04, 2020
Russia denial of Navalny poisoning taken with grain of salt: Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada and its G7 allies are taking Russia's denials of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a "grain of salt." Champagne tells The C...
Sep 04, 2020