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Rising number of Nanaimo students going to school hungry
NANAIMO - A program feeding students in School District 68 is increasingly relied upon by students to ensure their stomachs aren't empty during the school week. Since 2018 the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...
May 24, 2023
A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of nego...
May 24, 2023
Toronto FC coach says Bernardeschi was 'out of line' with post-game outburst
TORONTO - Italian star Federico Bernardeschi's emotional outburst after Toronto FC's weekend 1-0 loss in Austin was "out of line," says coach Bob Bradley. "Fede was wrong for speaking that way after t...
May 24, 2023
Postal workers' union settles defamation lawsuit with B'nai Brith
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has agreed to settle its lawsuit against Jewish activist group B'nai Brith Canada. The lawsuit stems from news releases in 2018 by B'nai Brith say...
May 24, 2023
Officials report progress on Alberta wildfires as many evacuees return home
EDMONTON - Officials in Alberta say there has been significant progress in the fight against wildfires in the province due to rain, cooler weather and the efforts of firefighters. Several evacuated co...
May 24, 2023
Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China's rise to serve...
May 24, 2023
School bus on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast tips over, injuring driver
SUNSHINE COAST, B.C. - Police say a school bus tipped over on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at 8:37 a.m. on the side of Highway 101 ...
May 24, 2023
Busy week in professional golf sees 14 Canadians in action across six events
A busy week in golf sees six professional tournaments with 14 Canadians playing in them across the Americas. LPGA TOUR - Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., faces South Korea's Yaeeun Hong on the ...
May 24, 2023
Chinese hackers targeted U.S. infrastructure, warn Five Eyes, including Canada
WASHINGTON - The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is warning about evidence that Chinese hackers have been targeting critical infrastructure networks in the U.S. The alert issued earlier today is pa...
May 24, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated from Morocco Open with loss to Stearns
RABAT, Morocco - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Morocco Open after a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 loss to Peyton Stearns of the United States in second-round action Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Fernandez, fr...
May 24, 2023