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Byelections return seats to Liberals, Conservatives but with closer contest in Oxford
OTTAWA - Four byelections have returned seats back to the Liberals and Conservatives in strongholds many observers expected to remain status quo. The federal Conservatives' Branden Leslie cruised to v...
Jun 20, 2023
'Motivated and prepared': Canadian Forces engineers training Ukrainian troops
WROCLAW, Poland - A passionate Ukrainian soldier hopes the skills he's learning from Canadian troops and their allies will ultimately help make a difference in winning the war with Russia. About 100 U...
Jun 20, 2023
Manitoba city discusses options, possible memorial to honour 15 killed in bus crash
DAUPHIN, Man. - A western Manitoba community is grappling with how to honour 15 seniors killed in a fiery bus crash last week. Dauphin city council held an in-camera meeting Monday to discuss how it s...
Jun 20, 2023
Arraez gets 5 hits as Marlins whip visiting Blue Jays 11-0
MIAMI (AP) - Luis Arraez went 5 for 5 again to raise his batting average to .400, and Jorge Soler homered as the streaking Miami Marlins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Monday night. Jon Berti ha...
Jun 19, 2023
B.C. evacuation order rescinded but district says wildfire remains 'volatile'
The Peace River Regional District says residents of 14 properties in rural areas north of Fort St. John may return home after being ordered to leave due to a record-breaking wildfire, though the situa...
Jun 19, 2023
Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks that U.S. officials have blamed o...
Jun 19, 2023
Get a new groove on with Kronk, the tailless kitty with no shortage of spunk
NANAIMO - Kronk is looking to get his groove on in his forever home.This three-month-old Domestic Short Hair kitty was born without a tail and has a mild case of Manx syndrome, which can affect his ba...
Jun 19, 2023
Nanaimo Hospital ready to open its doors on updated and long-awaited ICU
NANAIMO - The long wait for a modernized and expanded intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is finally over. The new 12-bed ICU at NRGH will officially open on June 28, 2023, ...
Jun 19, 2023
Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there are no "lines in the sand" when it comes to working with Alberta to find common ground on climate action and the energy sector. But he...
Jun 19, 2023
Injured employees had complained of long commutes prior to bus crash: union
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says they're awaiting a grievance decision over compla...
Jun 19, 2023