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New look Clippers excited for full season, return of fans
NANAIMO - Clipper hockey fans will barely recognize the team as it takes to the ice for the 2021-22 season.While nine players return from the shortened pod season of April and May, the only player fan...
Oct 07, 2021
Calgary Flames winger Blake Coleman suspended two games for boarding
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames winger Blake Coleman has been suspended for a pre-season game and a regular-season game for boarding Wednesday in Winnipeg. He'll sit out Calgary's final pre-season game Frid...
Oct 07, 2021
Island Health sees active COVID-19 cases drop across the board
NANAIMO - Island Health has seen its active case COVID-19 case count drop for the first time in a week.43 fewer people were dealing with symptoms Thursday than were reported on Wednesday, with 616 act...
Oct 07, 2021
B.C. reaches $65M funding deal with First Nation after Supreme Court ruling
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has signed an agreement with a First Nation to provide $65 million in funding to support land restoration and cultural programs, four months after a court ruled the pro...
Oct 07, 2021
Quebec premier to prorogue legislature, with new session starting Oct. 19
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he will prorogue the province's legislature and a new session will begin Oct. 19. Legault made the announced Thursday afternoon in a news release, but the decision ...
Oct 07, 2021
Biden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - President Joe Biden will expand two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a public lands tug-of-war that has played out over three presidential adm...
Oct 07, 2021
Canada adds Ardron, Parfrey for second leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier in Chile
Coach Kingsley Jones has made two changes to his starting lineup for Canada's weekend rematch with Chile in their Rugby World Cup qualifying series. The 21st-ranked Canadian men hold a one-point edge ...
Oct 07, 2021
We the North: Yellowknife-based skip Kerry Galusha posting strong results this season
A decision to travel to more events this season has paid immediate dividends for Yellowknife skip Kerry Galusha and her curling team. Her side is ranked fourth in the country after reaching two finals...
Oct 07, 2021
Additional sailings added to BC Ferries schedule in & out of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - BC Ferries are priming their runs with additional sailings to cope with an expected rise in traffic this long weekend.Both the Canada Day and BC Day long weekends in July and August respecti...
Oct 07, 2021
Friends, rivals Collaros and Harris set to clash when Bombers host Elks
WINNIPEG - Quarterbacks Zach Collaros and Trevor Harris may be foes on the football field, but they're also friends who support each other. Harris and the Edmonton Elks (2-5) visit Collaros and the CF...
Oct 07, 2021