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B.C. closing highways as downpour begins in latest storm striking southern region
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Transportation Ministry is proactively closing several highways today as another storm hammers the already saturated south coast. The province says it will close Highway ...
Nov 27, 2021
B.C. closing highways as downpour begins in latest storm striking southern region
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Transportation Ministry is proactively closing several highways today as another storm hammers the already saturated south coast. The province says it will close Highway ...
Nov 27, 2021
Einarson stays alive at Olympic curling trials with tiebreaker win over Scheidegger
SASKATOON - Kerri Einarson stayed alive at the Canadian Olympic curling trials with an 8-6 win over Casey Scheidegger in a tiebreaker Saturday. Einarson's foursome scored three points in the 10th end ...
Nov 27, 2021
Community gift campaign hits high gear to help locals 'really feel the spirit of Christmas'
PARKSVILLE - It's an annual program which highlights the season of giving.Caring for Community at Christmas, put on by the Society of Organized Services (SOS) is again making sure everyone wakes up wi...
Nov 27, 2021
High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the cor...
Nov 27, 2021
New land & data sharing agreement to allow for safer search and rescue response
QUALICUM BEACH - Knowledge is power and local SAR crews just got an added boost.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue, which covers a large area from Lantzville to north of Qualicum, has teamed with Mosiac For...
Nov 27, 2021
High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the cor...
Nov 27, 2021
Media experts agree action is needed, but urge caution on how streaming is regulated
OTTAWA - The Liberals have promised to quickly reintroduce legislation aimed at reforming the Broadcasting Act, which has media experts cautioning the government against bringing newer media platforms...
Nov 27, 2021
Tavares, Nylander lead Maple Leafs past Sharks 4-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. - John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Friday night. Auston Matthews and Wayne Simmonds added goals...
Nov 26, 2021
Clippers continue dominance over the Kings with 5-1 win
NANAIMO - The Clippers won their third straight game overall and fifth in a row against the Kings with a 5-1 decision over Powell River.Nanaimo broke open a 1-1 tie in the second period with three str...
Nov 26, 2021