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Transgender Manitoba MLA aims to bring personal experience to justice, health issues
WINNIPEG - Logan Oxenham is celebrating a number of firsts this month. He was elected for the first time to Manitoba's legislature with the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election. The 46-year-old's win ...
Oct 15, 2023
Multi-family development pitched for Nanaimo's Rocky Point area
NANAIMO - An area filled with primarily single-family homes appears destined for a bit more density.The City of Nanaimo's Design Advisory Panel (DAP) heard a recent presentation regarding a proposed t...
Oct 15, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez wins Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG - Leylah Fernandez rallied from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and win the Hong Kong Open for her first title in 19 months. It is the third title of the 21-year-old Ca...
Oct 15, 2023
Island Top Team finishes second in team category in Vancouver martial arts event
NANAIMO - A brazilian jiu-jitsu team from Island Top Team had an impressive showing at their final Grappling Industries event of 2023.ITT took second place in the team standings at BCIT's Burnaby camp...
Oct 15, 2023
Clippers lose battle of special teams 5-2 in Powell River
POWELL RIVER - In a game with 17 combined power plays the Clippers lost 5-2 to the Kings.The Kings went 5/9 on the man advantage while the Clippers finished 1/8.Powell River never trailed building up ...
Oct 14, 2023
Canucks badly outshot, but still beat Oilers 4-3
EDMONTON - Nils Hoglander had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks continued their early season dominance over the Edmonton Oilers, emerging with a 4-3 victory on Saturday. Andrei Kuzmenko, J...
Oct 14, 2023
Gaza's desperate civilians search for food, water and safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's 2.3 million civilians faced a deepening struggle for food, water and safety Sunday and braced for a looming invasion a week after Hamas militants launched a dea...
Oct 14, 2023
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan, USGS says
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, more than a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of peopl...
Oct 14, 2023
Louisiana governor's race ignites GOP hopes of reclaiming position as Democrats try to keep it blue
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As Louisiana's election polls closed Saturday night and gubernatorial candidates await results, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor's mansion after an eight-year hia...
Oct 14, 2023
Auston Matthews records second straight hat trick, Maple Leafs pound Wild 7-4
TORONTO - Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in as many games to open the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday. William Nylander added two goals an...
Oct 14, 2023