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Trustees endorse draft changes to Nanaimo elementary school catchment boundaries
NANAIMO - With Rutherford Elementary School scheduled to re-open in the fall of 2025, local district officials are on board with proposed new catchment zones. At a Wednesday, May 15 special school boa...
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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans wo...
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Canada responds to Austria scare with easy win over Norway at hockey worlds
PRAGUE, Czechia - Dylan Cozens scored short-handed for his third goal of the tournament as defending champion Canada remained undefeated at the world hockey championship with a 4-1 win over Norway on ...
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Poilievre would rather 'watch the country burn' than fight climate change: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other disasters and Poilievre would rather "watch the country burn...
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Marchand may return from injury for Game 6, says part of playoff hockey is 'trying to hurt someone'
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn't too outraged over the disputed hit he took that's sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the ...
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Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester in 2020
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbot issued a full pardon Thursday to a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protest...
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CFL players not overly keen to wear Guardian caps during league games
GUELPH, Ont. - He missed time last season with a concussion but Toronto Argonauts receiver Tom Nield won't be wearing a Guardian cap in CFL games. The CFL announced Wednesday it was giving players the...
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Calvin Pickard to start in net for Oilers in Game 5 vs. Canucks
VANCOUVER - Calvin Pickard is set to start in net for the Edmonton Oilers tonight for Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Pickard stopped 19 shots in the Oilers'...
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Canada sanctions four Israeli 'extremist settlers' accused of attacking Palestinians
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is imposing sanctions on Israelis she accuses of "extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, three months after pledging to do so. The sanctions apply ...
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Trudeau calls New Brunswick's Conservative government a 'disgrace' on women's rights
CARAQUET, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has "issues" with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. Trudeau lashed out at New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today, along...
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