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Majestic kitty Friesian looking for her forever home
NANAIMO - Friesian is a nine-month-old Domestic Short-hair kitty who's excited to find her place to call home.Part of the "horse litter" of kittens currently at the Nanaimo SPCA, Friesian grew up arou...
Oct 28, 2024
Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing. The coast guard says in...
Oct 28, 2024
Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the bat...
Oct 28, 2024
Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani was in the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, two days after the star partially dislocated his l...
Oct 28, 2024
CP NewsAlert: CRTC exempts Google from Online News Act for five years
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets wit...
Oct 28, 2024
Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani was in the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, two days after the star partially dislocated his l...
Oct 28, 2024
Vegas captain Stone, Preds goalie Saros, Stars centre Duchene named NHL three stars
NEW YORK - Vegas right-wing Mark Stone, Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros and Dallas centre Matt Duchene have been named the NHL's three stars of the week Stone led the league with eight points (two go...
Oct 28, 2024
Halifax Wanderers add experience to front office in Canadian Mark Watson
After a 2024 regular season deemed "simply unacceptable," Halifax Wanderers FC has brought Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Mark Watson on board as a senior football strategy adviser. The 54-year-old Watso...
Oct 28, 2024
Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID'd
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say they have identified a "suspect vehicle" connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday. Surveillance ...
Oct 28, 2024
Uncertainty looms over promising finish as Elks head into off-season
EDMONTON - While an optimist may point out that the Edmonton Elks went 7-4 to close out the season after a dreadful 0-7 start, the team heads into the CFL off-season with plenty of questions. Will int...
Oct 28, 2024