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Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019
Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019
'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...
Dec 27, 2019
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...
Dec 27, 2019
Arrowsmith SAR lands huge grant to build new hall
QUALICUM BEACH - Christmas came early for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue.The Oceanside based non-profit organization was recently awarded a substantial $250,000 provincial gaming grant to allow construc...
Dec 27, 2019 $250,000 in provincial gaming grants will allow construction to begin on a new headquarters for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. Currently, the organizations five trucks, two trailers and off-road ambulance are stored throughout the Oceanside region. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Raptors drop 118-102 decision to Boston in first Christmas Day game at home
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry dressed for the special occasion in shoes with the names of his sons Karter and Kameron. The 13-year NBA veteran and the Toronto Raptors played their much-anticipated first C...
Dec 27, 2019
The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP's male athlete of 2019
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time,...
Dec 27, 2019
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere shows he's more than just skill at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Kevin Bahl thought he knew Alexis Lafreniere. And in many ways, he did. Touted as the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft for some time, Lafreniere had ...
Dec 27, 2019
Homegrown centre Dan Clark signs two-year extension with Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian centre Dan Clark to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-two, 310-pound Regina native was named a CFL all-star last season for the fir...
Dec 27, 2019
Student who saved classmates from shooting honoured as Jedi
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by t...
Dec 27, 2019