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Blackhawks owner angrily brushes off Kyle Beach talk
CHICAGO (AP) - Speaking Wednesday night at a town hall organized by the team, Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise's response when a player...
Feb 2, 2022

Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series for ESPN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for EPSPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his per...
Feb 2, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.
VICTORIA - The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
Feb 2, 2022

'Winter's not over yet:' marmots & meteorologists agree on prolonged Nanaimo winter
NANAIMO - Don't stow the jackets in the back recesses of the closet just yet, we still have a ways to go this winter.There was an overwhelming consensus among both two and four legged weather prognost...
Feb 2, 2022

Quick Quotes: Reactions to Erin O'Toole voted out as federal Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole was ousted as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday. Here is what some politicians and others had to say: "This country needs a Conservative party that is both ...
Feb 2, 2022

Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislati...
Feb 2, 2022

B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern
VICTORIA - A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. Vikram Bajwa has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Cour...
Feb 2, 2022

Environmental groups serve Alberta premier, government with defamation lawsuit
Five environmental organizations are following through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation. In documents filed today, the groups allege Kenney ...
Feb 2, 2022

Thomas calls for Coutts crossing to re-open, though still supporting movement
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's MP says she does not support protesters blocking highways and border crossings.Rachael Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday in regards to the ongoing blockade at the Co...
Feb 2, 2022

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
OTTAWA - The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table" when it comes to ending an ongoing - and potentially resurging - anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are...
Feb 2, 2022