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Over $10 million allocated to quartet of Nanaimo community projects
NANAIMO - It's a sizeable injection of funds for projects long demanded by the public.City Councillors formally allocated just over $10.6 million from the Growing Communities Fund to four projects des...
Oct 21, 2023
Mountain biker Gunnar Holmgren wins Canada's first gold at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Mountain biker Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia, Ont., has won Canada's first gold medal at the Pan American Games. Holmgren took the men's cross-country race in Santiago, Chile, in a time...
Oct 21, 2023
Unbeaten New Zealand and India meet at scenic Dharamsala in Cricket World Cup on Sunday
Over the past week, the Indian city of Dharamsala received the season's first snowfall. As television cameras pan out behind the stadium, the Himalayan mountaintops are noticeable in their pristine wh...
Oct 21, 2023
Canada falls tow Sweden, will play for bronze medal at mixed curling worlds
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada's first loss at the world mixed curling championship was a costly one. The Montreal-area rink, skipped by Felix Asselin fell 7-4 to Sweden in the tournament's semifin...
Oct 21, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Siniakova in Jiangxi Open semifinal
NANCHANG, China - Leylah Fernandez's eight-match win streak came to an end on Saturday as she fell 7-5, 6-4 to Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal of the Jiangxi Open. The meeting was a rematch of las...
Oct 21, 2023
Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to 'exacerbate existing threats': memo
OTTAWA - A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S. border would likely fuel smuggling networks and encourage pe...
Oct 21, 2023
Israel strikes Gaza after 2 captives freed, and there are signs that aid may soon enter from Egypt
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel and Palestinian militants traded fire on Saturday after Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter, the first of some 200 captives to be freed after the ...
Oct 20, 2023
Canadian women open WXV rugby tournament in New Zealand with 42-22 win over Wales
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Captain Sophie de Goede scored 17 points as Canada defeated Wales 42-22 in its opening game at the new WXV women's 15s rugby tournament Saturday. De Goede, named player of th...
Oct 20, 2023
Stampeders hammer Lions 41-16 to keep control of their destiny
VANCOUVER - The Calgary Stampeders earned a dominant 41-16 victory over the B.C. Lions Friday night at B.C. Place to hold control of their destiny for the post-season. The Stampeders (6-11) can clinch...
Oct 20, 2023
Clippers comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Bulldogs
NANAIMO - The Clippers spent most of their game against the Bulldogs battling back.With goals by Fischer O'Brien and Jax Wismer in the first six minutes of the night, Nanaimo was behind the eight ball...
Oct 20, 2023