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Olympiques with three of top four picks, Wildcats look to restock cupboard at draft
TORONTO - Moncton Wildcats director of hockey operations Ritchie Thibeau knew he would be rebuilding his team this off-season. He was just hoping to do so with a cha...
Jun 04, 2020
Limit gun capacity to five bullets, victims group urges Trudeau government
OTTAWA - As the government prepares new gun-control legislation, a victims group says magazine capacity should be limited to five bullets for all firearms to reduce the damage a mass shooter can do. T...
Jun 04, 2020
Moment of crisis, unrest no time for U.S. to desert global partners: congressman
WASHINGTON - The public health crisis gripping the world and civil unrest roiling cities across the United States are precisely why President Donald Trump should be embracing America's global fri...
Jun 04, 2020
Nanaimo volunteers taking time to help vulnerable seniors
NANAIMO - Vulnerable Vancouver Island seniors stuck indoors during COVID-19 are not alone.Data from the United Way showed volunteers in central and northern Vancouver Island reached out to seniors by ...
Jun 04, 2020
Quebev moves to eliminate time limits for filing civil sexual assault suits
Quebec is tabling a bill that would allow sexual assault victims to pursue justice against their abusers regardless of how long ago crimes took place. The proposed legislation tabled to...
Jun 04, 2020
B.C. Lions players Burnham, Johnson admit they feel safer in Canada than in U.S.
B.C. Lions players Bryan Burnham and Micah Johnson say they feel safer north of the border than they do in the U.S. Burnham and Johnson, who are both black, made the statements during a candid&nb...
Jun 04, 2020
Nanaimo Rowing Club eyeing partial return
NANAIMO - There haven't been any oars in the water at the Nanaimo Rowing Club since the beginning of March but there is optimism activities can soon resume.Phase Two conditions for physical distancing...
Jun 04, 2020
Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place...
Jun 04, 2020
AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto t...
Jun 04, 2020
'Defunding' police, funding mental health resources will save lives: experts
TORONTO - The death of a Toronto woman who fell from her 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home has renewed calls for an overhaul of how society deals with people in mental health crises. So...
Jun 04, 2020