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Corey Mace named new Toronto Argonauts defensive co-ordinator
TORONTO - Corey Mace was named the new defensive co-ordinator of the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday. Mace served as the Calgary Stampeders defensive-line coach from 2016 through 2021. The move reunites...
Jan 06, 2022
Woman uninjured after snow-weighted tree falls in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A woman was temporarily trapped, but wasn't hurt after a tree tumbled over, taking three poles with it on the way down.It happened Thursday, Jan 6 at about 10 a.m. on Vancouver Ave. at Cypre...
Jan 06, 2022
Offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick signs Winnipeg Blue Bombers contract extension
WINNIPEG - All-star American offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick has signed a one-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Canadian Football League club announced the deal on Thursd...
Jan 06, 2022
Chicago schools to shut for 3rd day amid debate with union
CHICAGO (AP) - Leaders of the nation's third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day amid increasingly tense negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learn...
Jan 06, 2022
Nanaimo groups look to chip Christmas trees for charity
NANAIMO - A couple of local charities are looking to take your Christmas tree off your hands.Both the Nanaimo and District SPCA (NDSPCA) and the Nanaimo Search and Rescue (NSAR) are holding their annu...
Jan 06, 2022
Kamloops, B.C., to host 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kamloops, B.C., has been selected as the host city of the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will be at the Sandman Centre Feb. 17-26, 2023. "Hosting the Sco...
Jan 06, 2022
COVID affects eight of 20 firefighters in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The City of Prince Rupert, B.C., is reassuring its community that essential fire protection is in place even though eight of 20 firefighters are off the job because of COVID-19. ...
Jan 06, 2022
B.C. long-term care residents are entitled to a designated visitor: seniors advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is asking the province to designate one person as an essential visitor for every long-term care resident as the facilities move to stem the spread of COV...
Jan 06, 2022
Red Wings-Ducks postponed hours before schedule game
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The scheduled game Thursday night between Anaheim and the Detroit Red Wings has been postponed to Sunday because of COVID-19-related issues affecting the Ducks. Anaheim placed c...
Jan 06, 2022
Warrant: 5-year-old might have started deadly Philly blaze
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Investigators are looking into the possibility that a 5-year-old child who was playing with a lighter set a Christmas tree on fire, sparking a conflagration that killed 12 people i...
Jan 06, 2022