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Nanaimo power lifters to represent Canada at World Bench Press Championship
NANAIMO - A pair of local power lifters will head to Norway to compete at the World Bench Press Championship.Tyler Ollech will compete as a junior and Margot Croft in masters.Both finished first in th...
May 11, 2025
Barcelona rallies to beat Real Madrid 4-3 despite Mbappé hat trick to move closer to La Liga title
MADRID (AP) - Barcelona took a huge step Sunday to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid - despite Kylian Mbapp's hat trick in a mesmerizing 'clasico' - and opened a seven-...
May 11, 2025
Andreescu defeats Rybakina in straight sets, advances to Italian Open fourth round
ROME - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is through to the fourth round of the Italian Open WTA 1000 tennis tournament after posting a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 11 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Sunday....
May 11, 2025
India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight clashes in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (AP) - India's director general of military operations on Sunday said that India's strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants, includin...
May 11, 2025
Cedar Farmers Market kicks off season with traditional Mothers Day event
NANAIMO - A true sign of summer on the mid-Island is back.For its 29th season, the Cedar Farmers Market opens to thousands of local and regional shoppers on Sunday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on t...
May 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Sunday appeal
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noo...
May 11, 2025
Edmonton Oilers bitten at the buzzer in 4-3 loss to Vegas Golden Knights
EDMONTON - An own goal gave the Edmonton Oilers a chance at another come-from-behind win in the NHL playoffs, but an own goal in the last second of the game took it away. Reilly Smith's shot behind sp...
May 11, 2025
Iran and the US begin a 4th round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and the United States began a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, officials said, just ahead of a visit by Pres...
May 11, 2025
Ukrainian president welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with finding an end to the war, but there must be a ceasefire before peace talks ...
May 11, 2025
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, an official said. The accident occur...
May 11, 2025