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Bruins beat Hurricanes 4-3 in 2 OT in game delayed 15 hours
TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron scored early in the second ovetime and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hours to a...
Aug 12, 2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Aug 12, 2020
Manitoba RCMP laughing after suspect mistakes unmarked police car for taxi
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are laughing after an intoxicated man jumped into the back seat of an unmarked police cruiser he mistook for a taxi. "Take me to 17th Street, bro," t...
Aug 12, 2020
Raptors rally past Sixers to give Griffin a coaching win
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Stanley Johnson scored the tiebreaking basket in the lane with 4.9 seconds remaining, giving the Toronto Raptors a 125-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday tha...
Aug 12, 2020
St. Paul's Hospital land sold to Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion
VANCOUVER - Providence Health Care says the St. Paul's Hospital site in Vancouver has been sold to developer Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion. The health-care provider says all proceeds from...
Aug 12, 2020
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment
VANCOUVER - A labour arbitrator in British Columbia says two long-time paramedics should be fired after they were accused of mistreating a patient who was in pain and allowed to crawl t...
Aug 12, 2020
Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds second round of primaries
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the votes cast during a botched primary over the weekend are valid and that a second round of voting will be held Aug. 16 at ce...
Aug 12, 2020
Nurse steps down for a night, promotes Griffin to head coach vs. Philly
Whether it's as a player or coach, Adrian Griffin said there's no better practice than actual games. The Toronto Raptors assistant was promoted to head coach for Wednesday's seeding-round game ag...
Aug 12, 2020
'There's a lot to see:' meteor shower & several planets light up night sky
NANAIMO - A summer of star-gazing continues with the annual Perseids meteor shower producing a variety of bright flashes in the night sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos said the annual show...
Aug 12, 2020
COVID-19 contact tracing increases for public health, two new Island cases
NANAIMO - The total number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has topped 150 as the virus surged in the province.Two additional confirmed positive tests were announced by the province Wednesday, pa...
Aug 12, 2020