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Top Stories of 2022: Nanoose Bay 'iceberg' goes viral
NANAIMO - Common sense always told her it wasn't an iceberg floating down the Salish Sea, but Simone Engels struggled to get past what she was seeing.A Jan. 9 trip to Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoo...
Dec 23, 2022
Ottawa urged to pressure Pakistan to stop deporting Afghans, speed up refugee claims
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing calls to intervene amid reports that Pakistan is preparing to arrest and deport Afghan refugees, many of whom are waiting to escape to Canada. The Lib...
Dec 23, 2022
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish thei...
Dec 23, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: Elections shape local government for next four years
NANAIMO - A seemingly endless parade of elections for local residents continued this year.Voters went to the polls to elect new Mayors, Councillors and School Trustees on Oct. 15, setting in motion a ...
Dec 23, 2022
In-person Christmas feast returns for Vancouver's most needy after pandemic halt
VANCOUVER - The Salvation Army says it will serve an in-person holiday meal to residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from ...
Dec 23, 2022
Trans Mountain pipeline fine for bird disturbances upheld while penalty slashed
A review panel is upholding a fine against the Trans Mountain pipeline for violations that resulted in disturbing bird nests. But the Canada Energy Regulator is dramatically slashing the amount of the...
Dec 23, 2022
Canada set to begin quest for 20th gold medal at world juniors
Connor Bedard sees the reminder every time he's back home. His gold medal from the last world junior hockey championship - a tournament that was moved to the summer and almost didn't happen because of...
Dec 23, 2022
Some hockey fans say excitement for world juniors comes with tough conversations
HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia hockey fans say their excitement for the world junior hockey championship is accompanied this year by tough conversations about Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault al...
Dec 23, 2022
UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
BANGKOK (AP) - The United Nations and other groups urged countries in southern Asia on Friday to rescue as many as 190 people believed to be Rohingya refugees aboard a small boat that has been adrift ...
Dec 23, 2022
2 dead, 4 wounded in Paris shooting; suspect arrested
PARIS (AP) - A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in Paris on Friday left two people dead and four others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and arrested. The reaso...
Dec 23, 2022