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Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER - The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot passengers between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver says its members are voting on a potential strike after talks w...
Aug 30, 2025
Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Sanaa
CAIRO (AP) - The Iranian-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Th...
Aug 30, 2025
Clippers new assistant coach getting up to speed ahead of training camp
NANAIMO - The Clippers are entering a new season with a new addition to their coaching staff.Henry Acres is Nanaimo's new full time assistant after the departure of Gaelan Patterson to the Vancouver G...
Aug 30, 2025
Novak Djokovic shakes off back problem, reaches 4th round of U.S. Open at 38
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Con...
Aug 29, 2025
Novak Djokovic shakes off a back problem and reaches the 4th round of the US Open at 38
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Con...
Aug 29, 2025
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant
SECHELT - Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza restaurant in the last month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The notification about possible exposure at P...
Aug 29, 2025
Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state's Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia...
Aug 29, 2025
US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month's annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General...
Aug 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: B.C. public sector workers approve strike
The BC General Employees' Union says provincial public sector workers have voted to approve strike action. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 29, 2025
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel indu...
Aug 29, 2025