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Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennet wins another gold medal at Paralympic Games
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games.The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time ...
Sep 04, 2024
Injuries reported in shooting at Georgia high school
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday caused an unknown number of injuries and a suspect was arrested in a chaotic scene in which officers swarmed the campus and students ru...
Sep 04, 2024
Canada's Bennett wins second Paralympic swim gold, Reid earns silver
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time...
Sep 04, 2024
Columbus forward Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces injured Theo Bair in Canada camp
Columbus Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe has replaced the injured Theo Bair in camp with Canada ahead of friendlies against the U.S. and Mexico. Canada Soccer said Bair arrived into camp with the inju...
Sep 04, 2024
Veteran BC United legislator Mike Bernier to run as independent in fall election
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Veteran British Columbia legislator Mike Bernier will run in the fall provincial election as an independent instead of joining several former BC United candidates in running under...
Sep 04, 2024
Police investigate two serious incidents near downtown Vancouver theatre
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say extra officers are patrolling an area of downtown after two serious incidents this morning that may be linked. Police say in a post on social media platform X, formerl...
Sep 04, 2024
Veteran BC United legislator Mike Bernier to run as independent in fall election
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Veteran British Columbia legislator Mike Bernier will run in the fall provincial election as an independent instead of joining several former BC United candidates in running under...
Sep 04, 2024
The US is preparing to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is preparing Wednesday to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election, according to three people familiar with the matter. ...
Sep 04, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh making an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET. Singh is just days away from meeting with his caucus for a retreat in Montreal to plot strategy for the comin...
Sep 04, 2024
Quebec 'superminister' Pierre Fitzgibbon says drop in motivation is why he's leaving
MONTREAL - Quebec "superminister" Pierre Fitzgibbon says he is leaving office because he lost motivation to do the job. Fitzgibbon, who held the economy and energy portfolios, told reporters in Rimous...
Sep 04, 2024