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Workers, driver & dog escape injury after SUV smashes into Nanaimo pet store
NANAIMO - No-one was injured after an SUV drove through the front windows of a pet store.Fire Rescue crews were called to the Bosley's on Bowen Rd., near East Wellington Rd. just after 12 p.m. on Tues...
May 24, 2022
Trudeau says CBSA will decide whether Iran soccer team can enter Canada
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada Border Services Agency will be the department that decides whether Iran's men's soccer team is allowed into the country for a game next month. Can...
May 24, 2022
Suspect surrenders in fatal New York City subway shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A man wanted in an apparently unprovoked fatal shooting aboard a New York City subway train surrendered to police on Tuesday, hours after authorities posted his name and photo on socia...
May 24, 2022
Man drowns after Sunday evening swim at Long Lake
NANAIMO - Local search and rescue crews recovered the body of a man who is believed to have drowned in Long Lake.Nanaimo RCMP say the man was seen swimming toward the north end of Long Lake in the eve...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
AP sources: Biden to sign policing executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter. The...
May 24, 2022
Creator of popular kids' YouTube channel slams federal online-streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Canadian creator of a children's YouTube channel with 34.2 million subscribers says the government's online streaming bill is a bad piece of legislation that doesn't recognize how digital...
May 24, 2022
Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside
Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums higher than three-stories tall as a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The issue was added to a special L...
May 24, 2022
Panel recommends new names for Fort Bragg, other Army bases
WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent commission on Tuesday recommended new names for nine Army posts that were named after Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg in North Carolina w...
May 24, 2022