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Liberal, Conservative MPs join international task force to curb anti-Semitism online
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and Conservative MP Marty Morantz are joining an international task force aimed at making web giants do more to combat anti-Semitism online. Politicians from Au...
Oct 01, 2020
Russia's Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
BERLIN - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in ...
Oct 01, 2020
Senate approves bill to avoid shutdown, sending it to Trump
WASHINGTON - By a sweeping bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate sent President Donald Trump a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting the possibility of a government shutdown when the n...
Sep 30, 2020
Buccaneers first hockey team in Nanaimo to start regular season
NANAIMO - The first local hockey team to start a 2020/2021 regular season is the Nanaimo Buccaneers.The VIJHL will begin play on Oct. 1 when the Bucs host the Oceanside Generals.There are eight games ...
Sep 30, 2020
Seven survivors of Alberta tour bus rollover near Jasper file lawsuit
EDMONTON - A northern Alberta woman who survived a fatal tour bus crash in Jasper National Park this summer says she is one of the lucky ones, but her recovery will be long and painful. Sweta Patel, 2...
Sep 30, 2020
Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 to sweep wild-card series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An unexpected return to the playoffs didn't last long for the Toronto Blue Jays. They surprised many by getting to the wild-card series. The top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays surprised ...
Sep 30, 2020
Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case
NEW YORK - An heir to the Seagram's liquor fortune was sentenced Wednesday to an 81-month prison term and immediately thrown behind bars for her role as an unwavering benefactor of Keith Raniere, the ...
Sep 30, 2020
QMJHL players to be handed 15-minute penalties for fighting
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has approved new rules that dole out stiffer punishments for fighting. All players involved in a fight will now receive a 10-minute miscon...
Sep 30, 2020
Two new cases reported in Island Health as active cases drop again
NANAIMO - The number of total cases within Island Health has increased again, however less people are currently fighting the novel coronavirus.According to data from Island Health, two new cases were ...
Sep 30, 2020
Canadian rower Silken Laumann drawn to paratriathlete's story, backs her with cash
CALGARY - Leanne Taylor was born the same year Silken Laumann overcame long odds to stand on the Olympic podium. Laumann rowing to a bronze medal with a mangled leg at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barc...
Sep 30, 2020