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Long-in-the-works solid waste management plan approved for Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The goal of diverting more waste from the Cedar landfill is closer than ever. B.C.'s ministry of environment approved on March 5, 2020 the solid waste management plan put forward by the Regi...
Mar 13, 2020 Work can now move ahead to divert 90 per cent of waste in the Regional District of Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Juventus player Rugani tests positive for coronavirus
MILAN - Italian soccer club Juventus announced Wednesday that one of its players, defender Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for COVID-19. Rugani, who also plays for the Italian national team, is th...
Mar 13, 2020
Weagle shocked at Team Homan decision to part ways after successful 11-year run
Team Homan's decision to part ways with Lisa Weagle dramatically changed the look of one of the country's top rinks and put the all-star lead at the top of curling's free agent list. We...
Mar 13, 2020
Premiers warn billions more needed from feds to weather COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got thanks from Canada's premiers Friday for $11-billion in federal funding to confront the health and economic impact of the rapidly spreading no...
Mar 13, 2020
Trump says top cruise ship companies stopping trips from US
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that four major cruise ship companies have agreed to suspend trips from the U.S. for 30 days, effective at midnight. Trump said that Carnival, Roy...
Mar 13, 2020
Wolfpack end losing streak with win over Huddersfield in Challenge Cup play
HUDDERSFIELD, England - Gareth O'Brien kicked 10 points to help the Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from six straight Super League losses with a dominant 18-0 victory Wednesday over the Huddersfield...
Mar 13, 2020
Linebacker Jordan Williams feels fortunate to take part in final CFL combine
TORONTO - Jordan Williams is feeling very fortunate. The five-foot-11, 219-pound linebacker was able to strut his stuff Thursday at the CFL's Ontario regional combine. Once the session began, the...
Mar 13, 2020
Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay
LOS ANGELES - The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night and daytime television, a TV fan festival and far beyond to the series "Survivor" in Fiji. Nicke...
Mar 13, 2020
Canadian Olympic swim trials postponed because of concerns over COVID-19
TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Swimming Canada announced the postponement Friday, following an order fro...
Mar 13, 2020
Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
The buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments of this year's NCAA tournaments will be played in mostly empty arenas. Trying to avoid spreading the new coronavirus that has become a glob...
Mar 13, 2020