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Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was execute...
Sep 28, 2021
42 new COVID-19 cases reported on central Vancouver Island, active cases rise
NANAIMO - Central Vancouver Island has accounted for a bulk of newly acquired COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.Island Health reported 76 new cases throughout the health authority including 42 on the central ...
Sep 28, 2021
Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...
Sep 28, 2021
Military officer should have grieved removal as head of vaccine campaign: Government
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer says if Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was unhappy with his removal as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign, he should have filed a grievance with the military rather th...
Sep 28, 2021
Nanaimo man hospitalized following group beating
NANAIMO - A local man was hospitalized after a group of teenagers reportedly assaulted him en masse.Police were called to 560 of Fourth St. around 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 and found the 39-year-old ...
Sep 28, 2021
Women's hoops coach Thomaidis, Canada Basketball agree to part ways
TORONTO - Lisa Thomaidis will not return as head coach of Canada's national women's basketball team, ending a run of nearly a decade at the helm of the program. Canada Basketball said in a release Tue...
Sep 28, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats move receiver Bralon Addison from injured list to active roster
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added receiver Bralon Addison to the active roster Monday. Addison, 27, has missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury. He was a CFL all-star in 2019 w...
Sep 28, 2021
Poll suggests most Canadians pessimistic about fighting climate change
Most Canadians aren't optimistic about humanity's chances of fighting climate change, a new survey suggests. But that attitude has to change before it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, said Megan Le...
Sep 28, 2021
Court hears disturbing cases of abuse toward vulnerable Nanaimo area sex trade workers
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Details of horrific acts of ab...
Sep 28, 2021
'Potential anomaly' with ballot box prompts recount in Châteauguay-Lacolle
OTTAWA - The Liberals have asked for a recount in a close-run riding in Quebec after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box. And a recount is likely to be kick-started this week in Dav...
Sep 28, 2021