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Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the othe...
Sep 24, 2021
Buxton's homer spoils Berríos’ return; Twins beat Jays 3-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Byron Buxton's two-run homer spoiled Jos Berros' return to Minnesota and dealt a blow to Toronto's postseason hopes as the Twins beat the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night. Buxton hit h...
Sep 24, 2021
Veteran Bethel-Thompson throws two touchdown passes to lead Argonauts past Alouettes
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw two touchdown passes as the short-handed Toronto Argonauts beat the Montreal Alouettes 30-27 on Friday night. Toronto (4-3) improved to 3-0 at BMO Field despite ...
Sep 24, 2021
Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep
Calgary police are investigating a newly elected Liberal member of Parliament after he was captured on a doorbell camera appearing to remove his opponent's campaign flyer. George Chahal, a former city...
Sep 24, 2021
Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential schools
OTTAWA - Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing "unequivocally" to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leader...
Sep 24, 2021
Fade to blue: Mountain lakes lose unique colour due to climate change, says study
The distinctive milky turquoise of mountain lakes is going the way of the glaciers that feed them, according to new research. "A lot of the turquoise glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies are clearing...
Sep 24, 2021
'We need to be taking points': Playoff pressure rising for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Playoff pressure is building for the Vancouver Whitecaps as September comes to an end. With just 10 games to go in the Major League Soccer's regular season, the 'Caps (7-8-9) sit four poin...
Sep 24, 2021
Out-of-work Coast Bastion staff demand return to Nanaimo hotel
NANAIMO - Active negotiations between a local hotel and union workers have spilled out onto the streets.Around 50 members of UNITE HERE Local 40 and other supporters demonstrated outside the Coast Bas...
Sep 24, 2021
B.C. vaccination rates top 80 per cent with 66 new Island Health COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Four out of every five people aged 12 and up in British Columbia are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.An update from the province on Friday, Sept. 24 showed 3.71 million eligible...
Sep 24, 2021
Weapons, pipe-bomb and drugs seized after prolonged search
NANAIMO - An observant general duty officer helped remove a sizeable quantity of weapons from city streets.Around 9 p.m. on July 25, a Nanaimo RCMP officer spotted a distinctive white Lexus driving ne...
Sep 24, 2021