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Mid-Island Pirates win unique Zack Downey tournament in Victoria
NANAIMO - The one and only 2020 tournament for the Mid Island Pirates ended with a victory.The Pirates won the Zack Downey Memorial Tournament with a 7-6 walk off win over the Parksville Royals on Sep...
Sep 25, 2020
NewsAlert: Mistrial in N.L. cop's sex assault trial
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A mistrial has been declared in the sexual assault trial of a Newfoundland and Labrador police officer. Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was faci...
Sep 25, 2020
Criminal case against federal MP adjourned until end of October
OTTAWA - Federal MP Marwan Tabbara's criminal case is now adjourned until the end of October. The 36-year-old MP from Kitchener was arrested April 10 and charged with two counts of assault, as well as...
Sep 25, 2020
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON - A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honour for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African po...
Sep 25, 2020
Delayed property tax deadline looms, late payment penalties apply Oct. 1
NANAIMO - Time is running out to pay your property tax bill and avoid late fees.Late payment penalities of five per cent apply in all mid island municipalities on Oct. 1.The payment windows were pushe...
Sep 25, 2020
Demi Lovato, Max Ehrich call off engagement after 2 months
LOS ANGELES - Singer-actors Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have called off their engagement after two months. Lovato and her former fiance have parted ways, according to a person close to Lovato who spoke...
Sep 25, 2020
J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single...
Sep 25, 2020
Orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods up weak 0.4%
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased just 0.4% in August following a much larger gain in the previous month. The Commerce Department reported Friday that t...
Sep 25, 2020
Sentencing arguments begin for off-duty cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller
OSHAWA, Ont. - Sentencing arguments are expected to begin today in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the beating of a young Black man. Const. Michael Theriaul...
Sep 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 25, 2020: There are 149,094 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,670 confirmed (including 5,810 deaths, 59,943 res...
Sep 25, 2020