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Adam Fantilli scores winner as Canada books place in gold medal game
TAMPERE, Finland - The Canadian men's international hockey team scored three times in the third period to beat Latvia 4-2 in the World Championship semifinal. The win sealed the Canadians' place in th...
May 27, 2023
Island athletes competing at feature Nanaimo track and field meet
NANAIMO - Rotary Bowl is playing host this weekend to a marquee event for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.Athletes from across Vancouver Island will compete in an array of events over two days beginn...
May 27, 2023
Star winger Federico Bernardeschi has defiant response to being benched by Toronto FC
TORONTO - Disgruntled Toronto FC star Federico Bernardeschi took to social media for a defiant response to being benched by coach Bob Bradley. Bernardeschi, who has 2.8 million followers on Instagram,...
May 27, 2023
'A horrible, horrible disease:' Walk for Alzheimer's honours Nanaimo caregiver
NANAIMO - An annual advocacy walk in Nanaimo for people impacted by declines in cognitive function holds a special meaning this year for a lifelong local resident. Susan Jarvis said her husband's deme...
May 27, 2023
Bayern Munich wins record-extending 11th consecutive Bundesliga title
BERLIN (AP) - Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute to fire Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 victory in Cologne after Borussia Dortmund could only draw on the final day of the season...
May 27, 2023
Firefighters put out Montreal heritage building fire over 24 hours after it ignited
Montreal fire department says a fire that swept through a heritage property in the city's downtown core was brought under control today, more than 24 hours after it began. The fire broke out late Thur...
May 27, 2023
Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident
SAINT-LIN-LAURENTIDES, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal. They say the accident occurred Friday at a family ...
May 27, 2023
Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations a...
May 27, 2023
Byelection dates for two B.C. ridings to be set today, premier says
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says he plans to set the dates today for byelections in two vacant British Columbia ridings. He says residents in Greater Victoria's Langford-Juan de Fuca riding and those...
May 27, 2023
Remparts blitz Blazers 8-3 in Memorial Cup opener
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Quebec Remparts scored three goals in four-and-a-half minutes early in the second period to snap a 1-1 deadlock and then coasted to an 8-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in the...
May 26, 2023