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Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan
The head of a Sudanese community organization says his group is calling on the federal government to create a program for community members seeking to sponsor family who are either stuck in Sudan or h...
Apr 22, 2023
'Let's keep it clean:' stereos, shopping carts & sleeping bags among garbage grabbed by local Rotary Clubs
NANAIMO - Five local Rotary clubs in Nanaimo and Lantzville are once again combining to make a difference.Around 100 people gathered at the Tourism Nanaimo Visitor Centre off Northfield Rd. on Saturda...
Apr 22, 2023
Union leadership to provide update on strike by thousands of public-service workers
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of striking public-service workers says it plans to provide an update today on the status of negotiations with the federal government. Members of the Public S...
Apr 22, 2023
Two still in critical condition after plane crashes into house southwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say two people are in critical condition after a small plane crashed into a home southwest of Montreal on Friday night. The small plane crashed into a private resid...
Apr 22, 2023
Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed ...
Apr 22, 2023
Updating RCMP ‘militaristic’ training is long overdue, experts say
REGINA - Scott Blandford considered attending the RCMP Academy when he was looking to become a police officer about 40 years ago, but he soon realized the training centre in Regina wasn't for him. Bla...
Apr 22, 2023
Nanoose dog aiming for 'best of breed' at famous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
NANAIMO - Local eyes will be on one of the world's most famous dog shows.The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show runs May 8-9 in New York and will see an entry from Nanoose Bay-based breeder Carolyn Kool...
Apr 22, 2023
One of the last of his generation, Second World War vet in New Brunswick dies
FREDERICTON - Angus Hamilton, who served as a radar technician in Southeast Asia during the Second World War and returned home to a successful career in the civil service and academia, has died in Fre...
Apr 22, 2023
Russian race-car driver heads to Federal Court over Canadian sanctions
OTTAWA - A Russian race-car driver is taking Canada to court, saying sanctions imposed against him following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are unfairly hurting his career. Nikita Mazepin, a former Form...
Apr 22, 2023
Russian race-car driver heads to Federal Court over Canadian sanctions
OTTAWA - A Russian race-car driver is taking Canada to court, saying sanctions imposed against him following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are unfairly hurting his career. Nikita Mazepin, a former Form...
Apr 22, 2023