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Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
NEW YORK (AP) - Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from Fr...
Jun 22, 2023
NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won't have special jerseys for pre-game warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to wear rainbow-coloured Pride jerseys this past season and caus...
Jun 22, 2023
'Dead people can't recover:' Aubrey's Run to End Toxic Drug Deaths stops in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A mother who lost her son to illicit toxic drugs is turning her grief and pain into action. Jessica Michalofsky is running across the province to raise awareness and support for safe supply....
Jun 22, 2023
N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - Police in the Northwest Territories are warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after a group assaulted two men suspected of drug trafficking and stealing a...
Jun 22, 2023
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes t...
Jun 22, 2023
Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it was set to take effect
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state's first-in-the-nation law to ban them won't take effect July 1 as planned while a...
Jun 22, 2023
Traditional welcome pole unveiled outside brand new Nanaimo Fire Station 1
NANAIMO - The City's newest fire station and emergency operations centre is officially open and welcomed with a piece of traditional First Nations art.Snuneymuxw First Nation carver Noel Brown present...
Jun 22, 2023
Federal budget bill passes Senate, becoming law despite Conservative opposition
OTTAWA - The federal budget has become law after passing third reading in the Senate without amendments this evening. The Liberal government revealed its fiscal plan in late March, promising to create...
Jun 22, 2023
BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver street, injuring two people and badly...
Jun 22, 2023
Ex-Canucks coach Travis Green added to the New Jersey Devils coaching staff
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff's staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move on Thursday, filling the spot ...
Jun 22, 2023