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Athletes from Nanaimo Gymnastics School to compete at BC Winter Games
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Gymnastics School will send five local athletes to compete at the BC Winter Games later this month in Fort St. John.Tatum DeShutter, Hazel Quarress, Mikayla White, Ryann Sandland...
Feb 06, 2020 A group of five 10 to 14 year old girls along with their coach from Nanaimo have qualified for the BC Winter Games in Fort St. John Feb. 21-23. (Dan Marshall/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020
'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020
Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new virus grows
TOKYO - Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new virus were led by gloved and masked officials Wednesday off a Japanese cruise ship, while the rest of the 3,700 people...
Feb 06, 2020
Canadian women beat Mexico, move within one win of making Tokyo Olympics
EDINBURG, Texas - Captain Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 186 to help Canada beat Mexico 2-0 Tuesday and move within one win of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The eighth-ranked Cana...
Feb 06, 2020
LeBron, Giannis choose their teams for the All-Star Game
Anthony Davis is LeBron James' teammate in Los Angeles, and they'll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well. James took his fellow Lakers All-Star with the No. 1 overall pick of the Feb. ...
Feb 06, 2020
Nick Taylor takes lead on glorious day at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Canadian Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thurs...
Feb 06, 2020
Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies
BEIJING - Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbour while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got i...
Feb 06, 2020
Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British Columbia, where a total of four people have now been sickened with the illness. D...
Feb 06, 2020
No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review
VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...
Feb 06, 2020