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Helping Wheels: Kiwanis Village Meals On Wheels Program
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce February's Helping Wheels winner.In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,000 cas...
Mar 02, 2021

Springer hits leadoff single in Toronto debut, Jays beat Phillies 4-2
DUNEDIN, Fla. - George Springer singled in his first at-bat as a Blue Jay, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. opened the scoring with a solo home run, and Toronto beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in spring trainin...
Mar 02, 2021

Fraser Valley Bandits basketball team using strip mall to grow local sports
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Baseballs cracking off bats. Basketballs dribbling on hardwood. The metal clang of free weights. The sounds are unique for a suburban strip mall, but they're the usual soundtrack at...
Mar 02, 2021

Jhene Aiko to host Grammy Award premiere ceremony
LOS ANGELES - Jhene Aiko will take on hosting duties at the Grammy Awards premiere ceremony this month. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the Grammy-nominated singer will host the pre-show,...
Mar 02, 2021

Texas and other states ease COVID-19 rules despite warnings
Texas on Tuesday became the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite pleas from he...
Mar 02, 2021

Bearcats' Canadian tight end Bruno Labelle chasing an opportunity to play in the NFL
They've never met and only spoken once via social media, but Bruno Labelle would be happy to follow the path fellow Canadian Antony Auclair has taken into the NFL. After being bypassed in the 2017 NFL...
Mar 02, 2021

Toronto Arrows train under the bubble before heading south of the border
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows are under the bubble in nearby Whitby, gearing up for the March 20 start of the Major League Rugby season. They soon will be taking up residence 1,200 kilometres south in ...
Mar 02, 2021

Kerri Einarson, Brad Gushue team up for national mixed doubles championship
CALGARY - If there's an upside to Kerri Einarson not having a women's world curling championship to play in this month, it's the chance to win another Canadian championship. Einarson and reigning Cana...
Mar 02, 2021

Most Canadians confident federal vaccine rollout is back on track: poll
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians believe Ottawa will follow through on its plan to provide enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for everyone who wants a shot by the fall, a new poll suggests. Fifty-six per c...
Mar 02, 2021

$5.6M in funding for 'vending machines' that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs
VANCOUVER - The federal government has provided nearly $5.6 million in funding for five vending machines that will dispense medical-grade opioids in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia, in order...
Mar 02, 2021