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Cougar spotted at Kwalikum Secondary School, no further sign of big cat
QUALIUCM BEACH - A cougar made what's believed to be a brief appearance at a Kwalikum Secondary School playing field.The report described by Qualicum School District Supt. Dr. Keven Elder as credible ...
Nov 04, 2020
Slow Game: Curlers waiting, watching, wondering what might happen to season
The slow game is on for the country's top curling teams who are waiting, watching and wondering what might become of the season. They're hoping to soon get answers on plans for a potential curling bub...
Nov 04, 2020
Vancouver mayor 'gobsmacked' by economic recovery funding shortfall
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he isn't happy with the city's share of economic recovery funding from a federal package to help cope with COVID-19. The federal government announced in July it wa...
Nov 04, 2020
Sports teams pause play in Chilliwack, B.C., as COVID-19 cases rise
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Several sports teams in Chilliwack, B.C., have suspended or wrapped up their seasons in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The Fraser Health region has become th...
Nov 04, 2020
Alabama receiver John Metchie III trying to open doors for Canadians to play in NCAA
A key cog in a potent Alabama Crimson Tide offence, John Metchie III is trying to open doors for other Canadians to play football at major American universities. The six-foot, 195-pound sophomore rece...
Nov 04, 2020
Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Trump to remain in jail until trial
A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to United States President Donald Trump will be held in a Washington D.C.-area jail until her trial. Pascale Ferrier, who appeared in a Washington D...
Nov 04, 2020
Voters strip ‘Plantations’ from Rhode Island’s formal name
Voters have agreed to strip the words "and Providence Plantations" from Rhode Island's formal name, approving a statewide referendum that had been revived amid the nation's reckoning with racial injus...
Nov 04, 2020
Canada's Achonwa says regardless of election's outcome, the work is far from done
It's mornings like Wednesday that leave Natalie Achonwa exhausted. The Canadian women's basketball player was just heading to bed in Schio, Italy, when polling reports of the U.S. presidential electio...
Nov 04, 2020
Track failure led to train derailment in northern B.C.: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a track failure contributed to the derailment of a freight train in northern British Columbia in January. No one was hurt when 34 cars carrying wo...
Nov 04, 2020
Great Nanaimo Toy Drive kicks off to help families put presents under the Christmas tree
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 pandemic won't stop the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive from helping families in need at Christmas time. Carolyn Iles, a board member with the annual event, said it's more important tha...
Nov 04, 2020