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'Best paws in the game:' Nanaimo cathlete wins triple gold at MICE
NANAIMO - A pint-sized athlete with a mighty paw is making waves in the world of feline competition. Whiskers McFlufferson, a three-year-old tabby from Nanaimo, pounced onto the global stage at the 20...
Apr 01, 2025
Nanaimo cats furious over animal control bylaw harassment
NANAIMO - Not all residents are adjusting well to changes made to the animal control bylaw.After public consultations, and more than two years of being categorized as free-roaming criminals, local fel...
Apr 01, 2025
New active transportation lanes have Nanaimo cats 'feline' good
NANAIMO - Impeded access for cats on a key local transportation network will soon be hissstory. On Tuesday, April 1 local officials unveiled plans for a one-foot-wide, cat-only accessible mobility lan...
Apr 01, 2025
NHL roundup: Devils getting hot, beat Wild 3-2 in shootout
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night for their third win in four games. Luke Hughes and Nico H...
Mar 31, 2025
Sharangovich scores shootout winner as Flames rally to beat Avalanche 3-2
DENVER (AP) - Yegor Sharangovich scored the only goal in the shootout and the Calgary Flames rallied from two goals down to beat Colorado 3-2 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game skid against the Av...
Mar 31, 2025
Known for his defence, Andres Gimenez turning heads with the long ball for the Jays
TORONTO - Five games into the Major League Baseball season and Andres Gimenez is hitting his way into Blue Jays fans' hearts. The 26-year-old Venezuelan second baseman, known for his defence and baser...
Mar 31, 2025
A colossal fire erupts in Malaysia, apparently from a burst gas pipe
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur, prompting evacuations of nearby homes. The towering inferno near a gas station in Putra Height...
Mar 31, 2025
Gimenez homers again and Francis strong on the mound as Blue Jays beat Washington 5-2
TORONTO - Andres Gimenez hit his third home run in five games and Bowden Francis gave up two hits in six innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 5-2 Monday in interleague pl...
Mar 31, 2025
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether to dismiss impeached President Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether to dismiss impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The opposition-controlled National Assembly in December voted to ...
Mar 31, 2025
Canada's Jacobs falls to Scotland's Mouat in extra end at men's curling worlds
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs has his first loss of the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. He dropped a 6-5 decision on Tuesday to Scotland's Bruce Mouat at the Temple Gardens Centre. Mou...
Mar 31, 2025