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Transportation Safety Board to probe fire in containers on Zim Kingston, off Victoria
RICHMOND, B.C. - A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been assigned to investigate the fire that destroyed containers aboard a freighter now moored off the south coast of Vancouver Island. ...
Nov 03, 2021
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...
Nov 03, 2021
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...
Nov 03, 2021
Penguins star Crosby, defenseman Dumoulin on COVID-19 list
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday after both tested positive. Coach Mike Sullivan said Cros...
Nov 03, 2021
NDP says scrap Commons' gender-based dress rules, including jackets and ties for men
OTTAWA - MPs are calling for the House of Commons' "archaic" dress code - which requires men to wear a jacket and tie to speak in the chamber - to be scrapped. NDP MPs want the traditional rules on de...
Nov 03, 2021
Voters reelect Black Iowa mayor targeted by pro-police group
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Voters in Iowa's eighth-largest city, Waterloo, reelected the city's first Black mayor and chose three Black candidates for City Council, which will have its Black majority for ...
Nov 03, 2021
Nanaimo ranks first in Canada for tipping generosity, manners
NANAIMO - Local diners are among Canada's most generous and polite, according to a new survey.Delivery company Uber Eats pulled data from orders submitted through their service to date in 2021, showin...
Nov 03, 2021
Menard, Collaros, and Masoli all named CFL's Top Performers for the month of October
Defensive lineman David Mnard of the Montreal Alouettes and veteran quarterbacks Zach Collaros of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Jeremiah Masoli of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were named the CFL's to playe...
Nov 03, 2021
US woman who killed mom in Bali indicted on US murder charge
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman who served more than seven years in an Indonesian prison for killing her mother at a luxury resort on the island of Bali has been indicted on murder conspiracy charges i...
Nov 03, 2021
American linebacker Nate Holley, CFL's top rookie in 2019, joins Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed American linebacker Nate Holley on Wednesday. Holley, 26, was the CFL's top rookie in 2019 after registering 78 tackles, 22 special-teams tackles, one sack and a...
Nov 03, 2021