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B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres
VICTORIA - British Columbia has agreed to give Canada's border agency more time to come up with an alternative to holding immigration detainees in the province's correctional centres, almost a year af...
Jun 27, 2023
Struggling Jays starter Alek Manoah allows 11 runs in first minor league game
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah was hit hard in his first game after returning to the minors, allowing 11 runs over 2 2/3 innings in a rookie-level Florida Complex League game...
Jun 27, 2023
Proposed French Creek cell tower to boost coverage and avoid 'devastating outcomes'
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) will not stand in the way of a cell tower in French Creek proposed to address a long-standing coverage issues.RDN directors voted near unanimously on T...
Jun 27, 2023
Jordi Fernandez replaces Nick Nurse as Canadian men's basketball head coach
TORONTO - Canada Basketball says Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez will replace Nick Nurse as the head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team. Canada Basketball says an official an...
Jun 27, 2023
Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth, prompting a federal civil rights investigation, have been fired, a Mis...
Jun 27, 2023
Crash near Nanaimo construction workers leads to charges against allegedly impaired, speeding driver
NANAIMO - A man faces several charges for allegedly speeding on a closed portion of local highway, then getting in a physical confrontation with a police officer after crashing his car. Kaden Nelson B...
Jun 27, 2023
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable people
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Corone...
Jun 27, 2023
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable people
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Corone...
Jun 27, 2023
Dubois rumours end as Jets centre heads to Los Angeles for players, draft pick
NASHVILLE - The Winnipeg Jets have traded star forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for three forwards and a 2024 second round draft pick. Dubois was a restricted free agent ...
Jun 27, 2023
NHL draft moment almost here for phenom Connor Bedard
NASHVILLE - Connor Bedard strode into a bright room on the 11th floor of an office tower overlooking Bridgestone Arena. He took his place at the podium before a phalanx of cameras and a few dozen repo...
Jun 27, 2023