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Canadian women have little trouble dispatching the U.S. in Pacific Four Series opener
MADRID - Fullback Sabrina Poulin scored two of Canada's eight tries in a 50-17 rugby romp over the U.S. in the opening match of the Pacific Four Series on Saturday. Emily Tuttosi, Fancy Bermudez, Sara...
Apr 01, 2023
City launches campaign to curb contaminated recycling materials
NANAIMO - Container contamination is the key focus of a new public education push on local recycling.The City's #RecycleRight program is looking to better inform people about what materials can and ca...
Apr 01, 2023
Pop, Gasol, Hammon, Parker, Nowitzki, Wade heading to Hall
Tony Parker and Pau Gasol played for him. Becky Hammon coached alongside him. Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade waged battles against him. He is Gregg Popovich. And he, finally, is a Hall of Famer. The Na...
Apr 01, 2023
Nanaimo hosts 2023 Canadian Stick Curling Championships
NANAIMO - The 2023 Canadian Stick Curling Championship are taking place over four days at the Nanaimo Curling Centre.Nanaimo club general manager Matt Boll said they are competitors from the Harbour C...
Apr 01, 2023
Despite tough day at Hong Kong Sevens, Canada women's road to Olympics gets clearer
HONG KONG - The Australian and the U.S. women's rugby sevens teams secured qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday by reaching the quarterfinals of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The ...
Apr 01, 2023
'This changes everything:' investigation reveals Nanaimo Bar's stolen origins
NANAIMO - A potentially history-altering discovery has cast doubt on the city's connection to a popular sweet treat.A group of walkers around Nanaimo's Westwood Lake in early February spotted what app...
Apr 01, 2023
Tornadoes kill at least 10 across US Midwest and South
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest killed at least 10 people, shredded homes and shopping centers, and collapsed a theater roof during a he...
Apr 01, 2023
Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political wi...
Apr 01, 2023
Ottawa is going all in on 'friendshoring.' Here's what that could mean.
OTTAWA - This year's budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say - even if that could result in high...
Apr 01, 2023
As economy slows, Liberals push off EI reform over worries it could drive up premiums
OTTAWA - The Liberal government left employment insurance reform out of the federal budget this week over concern that reforming the program amid a slowing economy could drive up premiums for workers ...
Apr 01, 2023