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'We haven't been able to take shipments:' land purchase to solve space struggles for Loaves and Fishes food bank
NANAIMO - Loaves and Fishes food bank is one big step closer to their goal of having a new, specialized food distribution warehouse.The City of Nanaimo recently purchased land on East Wellington Rd. w...
Dec 08, 2021
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...
Dec 08, 2021
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...
Dec 08, 2021
Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care. The hi...
Dec 08, 2021
Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops
OTTAWA - Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged millions of dollars in new funds to help the UN execute its missions around the world. Yet notab...
Dec 08, 2021
Mike O'Shea, Orlondo Steinauer have their respective teams back in 2021 Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - Wins and losses are important, but Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer believe -- as CFL head coaches -- they're in the people business. It's an approach that seems to work for O'Shea, the he...
Dec 08, 2021
Olympic decathlon champ Warner wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year
TORONTO - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner is the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year. Warner won gold at the Tokyo Games last summer and became just the fourth man ...
Dec 08, 2021
Nanaimo non-profit investigating substantial theft of funds by former employee
NANAIMO - A local non-profit is reeling after what they say was "a possible misappropriation" of donations and other funding.The Society for Equity, Inclusion and Advocacy announced Wednesday, Dec. 8,...
Dec 08, 2021
P.E.I. potato farm reps hand out spuds in Ottawa to highlight export ban to U.S.
OTTAWA - Representatives from Prince Edward Island farms handed out potatoes to the public today in front of Parliament Hill, to show gratitude to their supporters and raise awareness of the effects o...
Dec 08, 2021
Woods to make return from car crash at PNC Championship
Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. "Although it's been a long and ...
Dec 08, 2021