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Provincial grant money to help construction phase of Downtown-VIU bike network
NANAIMO - Half a million dollars in grant money will help see the Albert and Fourth Complete Street Project continue its path forward.The provincial government announced $500,000 was awarded to the Ci...
Feb 17, 2023
Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings
OTTAWA - Throughout seven weeks of public hearings in Ottawa, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 100 witnesses and released thousands of pages of documents. This evidence raise...
Feb 17, 2023
Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash
LAVAL, Que. - The man charged with killing two young children when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare in Laval has been ordered by a judge to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Pierre Ny St-...
Feb 17, 2023
'The Walking Weapon' Josh Alexander embracing role as Impact Wrestling's ambassador
Canada's Josh Alexander has made history as Impact World Champion twice, first for having the shortest title reign in the belt's history, and now as the longest reign in its lineage. As the reigning c...
Feb 17, 2023
Watchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman
SASKATOON - Amanda Michayluk's final moments were spent walking alone in the cold and snow through a Saskatchewan field as her family anxiously waited for an RCMP search and rescue team that would nev...
Feb 17, 2023
Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's long-promised plan to transition Canada's labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country's ...
Feb 17, 2023
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign CFL defensive back Chris Edwards
HAMILTON, Ohio - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran American defensive back Chris Edwards on Friday. The 30-year-old started 13 games last season for the Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts, regis...
Feb 17, 2023
Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 in Rotterdam quarterfinals
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Flix Auger-Aliassime's bid for a second straight Rotterdam Open title came to an end Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev. Auger-Aliassime won his first...
Feb 17, 2023
Plaintiffs in CHL lawsuit weighing options after class-action request denied: lawyer
TORONTO - The lawyer for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League, the country's three major junior circuits and its teams related to disturbing allegations of sexual assault and...
Feb 17, 2023
Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusion...
Feb 17, 2023