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NightOwls using extra time wisely to build towards West Coast League debut
NANAIMO - Work is ongoing behind the scenes in anticipation of the first ever Nanaimo NightOwls West Coast League baseball game.The debut of Nanaimo's newest baseball team was supposed to happen on Ju...
Oct 14, 2021
Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres followed a tumultuous summer with a stunning season-opening 5-1 win over the injury...
Oct 14, 2021
Senators beat Leafs 3-2 just hours after signing Tkachuk on a solid opening day
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators couldn't have asked for a better start to the regular season. Not only did they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday, they signed Brady Tkachuk to a seven-year con...
Oct 14, 2021
Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is in a hospital in California being treated for a non-COVID-related infection, a spokesman said Thursday night. Spokesman Angel Urea said Clinton was a...
Oct 14, 2021
Court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions. The decision Thursday night keeps the law known as Senate Bill 8 in place as the Justice D...
Oct 14, 2021
Circuit breaker restrictions hit Northern Health in bid to curb rising cases and hospitalizations
NANAIMO -New restrictions are coming for most Northern Health authority residents in a bid to curb rising COVID-19 transmission.Restrictions on household and organized events similar to what was appli...
Oct 14, 2021
US to restore full pension of FBI official fired under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has won back his full pension as part of a settlement of his lawsuit arising from his firing during the Trump administration more than three ...
Oct 14, 2021
Top doctor brings in more rules for northern B.C. as COVID spreads
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer has announced new restrictions for the northern health region in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 through those who are unvaccina...
Oct 14, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Top doctor brings in more rules for northern B.C. as COVID spreads
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer has announced new restrictions for the northern health region in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 through those who are unvaccina...
Oct 14, 2021
Priestman looks to turn her Olympic champion team into a perennial contender
One day after the Canadian men turned heads with an impressive 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Panama, Canada women's coach Bev Priestman talked of turning her Olympic champion team into a perennial...
Oct 14, 2021