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Log truck convoy drives home message about dire state of B.C. forest industry
MERRITT, B.C. - A convoy of as many as 200 logging trucks is to arrive in Vancouver Wednesday as owners and drivers highlight the effects from dozens of mill closures and thousands of layoff...
Sep 25, 2019
Offender with long rap sheet jailed for several mid island crimes
NANAIMO - A prolific offender with more than 50 convictions to his name vowed he's appeared in court for the last time.Christopher James Mitchell, 30, pleaded guilty to four offences for a single-day ...
Sep 25, 2019 Prolific offender Chris Mitchell, 30, was sentenced to 18-months jail for several crimes in Chemainus and Nanaimo in June, 2017. He'll serve a further 82 days behind bars due to credit for time already served in custody. (Facebook)
Kylie Jenner hospitalized, will miss Paris Fashion Week
Kylie Jenner has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and will have to skip a planned cosmetics rollout at Paris Fashion Week The 22-year-old social media star and makeup mogul said on Twitte...
Sep 25, 2019
Trump: US, Japan agree on 1st stage of new trade agreement
The U.S. and Japan on Wednesday signed a limited trade deal that will eliminate tariffs and expand market access on farm, industrial and digital products. But the deal does not address autos, a key st...
Sep 25, 2019
Economist who grew up in communist Bulgaria is new IMF chief
WASHINGTON - A Bulgarian economist who grew up when her country was a communist nation has been selected to be the next leader of one of capitalism's premier institutions, the 189-nation International...
Sep 25, 2019
Committees finish work in GM talks, top bargainers take over
DETROIT - Contract talks between General Motors and striking United Auto Workers took a step closer to reaching an agreement Wednesday when committees finished their work and sent it to the top bargai...
Sep 25, 2019
Juul stops e-cigarette ads as teen vaping, illnesses grow
WASHINGTON - Juul Labs Inc. will stop advertising its electronic cigarettes in the U.S. and replace its chief executive as mysterious breathing illnesses and an explosion in teen vaping have triggered...
Sep 25, 2019
NY Gov. Cuomo, Food Network star Sandra Lee announce split
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Food Network star Sandra Lee have broken up after more than a decade of dating. The former couple announced the split with a joint statement issued Wednes...
Sep 25, 2019
Bernier promotes immigration limits in B.C. on first western swing of campaign
SURREY, B.C. - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier began a speech in Surrey, B.C., with protesters yelling "PPC, shut it down!" outside the hotel ballroom where a boisterous crowd...
Sep 25, 2019
CFL suspends Adams one game for helmet-swinging incident with Bighill
The CFL has suspended Montreal's Vernon Adams Jr. for one game following a "dangerous and reckless act" Saturday that saw the Alouettes quarterback swing a helmet at Winnipeg Blue Bombe...
Sep 25, 2019