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New Nanaimo utility covers showcasing artwork from Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - An artistic collaboration between the City and Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) will bring some unique artwork to the streets. The City partnered with Ay Lelum, The Good House of Design and art...
Feb 18, 2024
Nanaimo United soccer programs generate heavy interest at the club and grassroots level
NANAIMO - Spring soccer programs for kids are in registration mode for Nanaimo United while their top level teams are about to enter playoffs.Club spokesperson Daragh Fitzgerald said interest in the s...
Feb 18, 2024
Timeline of recent tensions between Canada and India
OTTAWA - Canada and India have not had a perfect relationship, and issues over Sikh separatism have continue to simmer for decades. But tensions hit a boiling point in the past year. Here's a timeline...
Feb 18, 2024
Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat
OTTAWA - As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts. Canadian ...
Feb 18, 2024
Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it’s not enough
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - People on government income support programs are increasingly ending up in tents or homeless encampments, community workers said as they applauded Canada's housing advocate's recent...
Feb 18, 2024
'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross
HALIFAX - Against a backdrop of unimaginable racism and hardship, William Hall's courage on the battlefield in 1857 led him to become the first Black person awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highe...
Feb 18, 2024
Alberta First Nations seek answers on carbon capture and storage plans
Seven Alberta First Nations have banded together to seek answers as industry and government move on billion-dollar plans to inject and store millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases underneath or adjace...
Feb 18, 2024
Gu comes through with golden show in super pipe
CALGARY - Thousands of people crammed onto the hill at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park Saturday night to snap pictures and scream in support of Eileen Gu. The superstar freestyle skier delivered for th...
Feb 17, 2024
Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in hard-hitting, chippy affair
VANCOUVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele had a hand in allfour of his team's goals in a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Scheifele had a goal and three assists, ...
Feb 17, 2024
Clippers just one point ahead of fifth place Grizzlies after 4-1 road loss
COLWOOD - It was a night of not much space at the Q Centre for the Clippers.The Victoria Grizzlies took a 4-1 win in a game they never trailed.Mid way through the opening period the teams traded two g...
Feb 17, 2024