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Canada's Steven Dubois wins bronze in men's 500-metre short-track event
BEIJING - Canada's Steven Dubois has won a bronze medal in the men's 500-metre short-track speedskating final at the Beijing Olympics. Dubois finished third behind Shaoang Liu of Hungary and Konstanti...
Feb 13, 2022
Clippers offence firing in 7-3 road win over the Kings
POWELL RIVER - The Clippers won all ten games in their season series with Powell River.On Feb. 12 Nanaimo never trailed and scored four straight goals to break a 3-3 tie early in the second period en ...
Feb 12, 2022
Swayman makes 30 saves as Boston Bruins shut out Ottawa Senators 2-0
OTTAWA - After a 6-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday, the Boston Bruins wanted to right the ship early in their game Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. And they did. Trent Frederic scored ...
Feb 12, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime through to Rotterdam Open final with win over Rublev
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his spot in the final at the Rotterdam Open with a 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Andrey Rublev of Russia on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Mo...
Feb 12, 2022
Shaq's 'Fun House' draws big crowd with Lil Wayne headlining
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal threw one big party, but with two different experiences. O'Neal hosted his carnival-themed event "Shaq's Fun House" on Friday night in downtown Los Angeles ahead of...
Feb 12, 2022
Canada shutters embassy in Ukraine, relocates diplomatic staff amid fears of war
OTTAWA - Canada has shuttered its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and relocated its diplomatic staff to a temporary office in the western part of the country amid fears that an invasion by Ru...
Feb 12, 2022
RCMP investigate suspected homicide of Nanaimo man found dead Saturday
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police say they are investigating after a man was found dead at a north Nanaimo business Saturday morning. They say his death is being treated as a homicide. The RCMP says officers wer...
Feb 12, 2022
Protesters stand their ground despite prospect of harsh penalties
OTTAWA - New warnings to stand down or face the imminent possibility of harsh consequences have been issued but protesters plugging roads around Parliament Hill as well as Canada's busiest border cros...
Feb 12, 2022
Laine scores with seconds left, lifts Blue Jackets to 2-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 6.5 seconds left in regulation and the Columbus Blue Jackets escaped Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens. Oliver Bjorkstad had the first go...
Feb 12, 2022
Biden warns Putin of 'severe costs' of Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden told Russia's Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause "widespread human suffering" and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but "eq...
Feb 12, 2022