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Nanaimo St. John Ambulance official hopes flooding leads to increased preparedness
NANAIMO - Damaging floods in parts of B.C. has a local emergency preparedness advocate stressing the importance of being ready for natural disasters.Six people have been confirmed killed or missing, w...
Nov 26, 2021
Bullets flew past work stations at RCMP detachment in B.C.: senior officer
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - A senior RCMP officer says Mounties and office staff dived for cover on Thursday in Vanderhoof, B.C., as bullets smashed through their detachment office windows. Chief Supt. Warren ...
Nov 26, 2021
Saskatchewan coach Dickenson still unsure who'll back up Fajardo in West semifinal
REGINA - Craig Dickenson knows who his starter will be for the West Division semifinal Sunday, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach will need a bit more time to determine who'll back up Cody Fa...
Nov 26, 2021
Gen. Wayne Eyre felt need to respond to predecessor's letter to senior officers
OTTAWA - Canada's newly minted chief of the defence staff says he felt he needed to speak up and remind senior military officers who they work for after his predecessor sent them a letter arguing to g...
Nov 26, 2021
B.C. allows pot shops to sell cannabis-themed books, clothes and more
VICTORIA - B.C.'s private cannabis stores can now start stocking pot-themed clothing, books and other goods. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced today that private pot shops ...
Nov 26, 2021
Racing helmet labour of love for Canadian ski racer Brodie Seger
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Brodie Seger had to wait another day to debut a race helmet that means a lot to him. Friday's cancellation of the first of two World Cup men's downhills in Lake Louise, Alta., bec...
Nov 26, 2021
Canadian teams combine for just one win on Day 1 of Dubai rugby sevens
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A young Canadian men's side suffered three losses Friday at the Dubai Sevens, the opening event of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Canadians lost 35-19 to Au...
Nov 26, 2021
Sadovsky, Fournier Beaudry, Sorensen in medal hunt at figure skating's Rostelecom Cup
SOCHI, Russia - Canadian men's competitor Roman Sadovsky and ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen are both in third place after Friday's short programs at the Rostelecom Cup figu...
Nov 26, 2021
Indigenous leaders denounce Quebec Premier Legault as 'paternalistic,' 'arrogant'
MONTREAL - Quebec Indigenous leaders are denouncing Premier Franois Legault for his decision not to meet with them during a two-day event called the Grand Economic Circle of Indigenous People and Queb...
Nov 26, 2021
Quick employee response avoids further damage after Woodgrove Centre fryer fire
NANAIMO - Actions taken by a quick-thinking employee at the A&W inside the Woodgrove Centre food court has likely prevented a much more serious incident.Fire Rescue crews were called to the shoppi...
Nov 26, 2021