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Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham by mutual consent
LONDON (AP) - Antonio Conte has left his position as Tottenham manager by mutual consent, the Premier League club said Sunday. The Italian's assistant, Cristian Stellini, has been appointed acting hea...
Mar 26, 2023
B.C. to provide 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it will be providing 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by the end of June. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says there are currently about ...
Mar 26, 2023
VIDEO: Overnight fire breaks out at abandoned Nanaimo clinic
NANAIMO - An abandoned building with a prior history of squatters is now site of a police investigation following an overnight fire.Flames broke out and were reported by neighbours around midnight on ...
Mar 26, 2023
Canada downs Sweden to capture second straight world women's curling bronze medal
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson captured another bronze medal at the world women's curling championship. Einarson's rink from Gimli, Man., defeated Sweden 8-5 on Sunday. Canada captured a ...
Mar 26, 2023
Double win for Cambridge over Oxford in annual Boat Race
LONDON (AP) - It's four wins out of five for Cambridge in one of England's oldest sporting events after it powered to victory over Oxford in the men's Boat Race on Sunday. And it was a bold move by Ca...
Mar 26, 2023
Netanyahu fires defense minister for urging halt to overhaul
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after Yoav Gallant called for a halt to the planned overhaul of Israel's judiciary that ha...
Mar 26, 2023
Military under fire as thousands of troops face lost cost-of-living allowance
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice. The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed For...
Mar 26, 2023
Biden's visit an 'authentic' expression of Canada's importance to U.S.: ambassador
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberals aren't the only ones declaring U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Ottawa a triumph for Canada-U.S. relations. U.S. envoy David Cohen describes Biden's visit as an au...
Mar 26, 2023
Federal aid coming to tornado-wrecked swath of Mississippi
President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mis...
Mar 26, 2023
'My dream continues:' Lantzville's Dylan Ferguson eyes permanent spot on NHL roster
NANAIMO - "I went into it feeling excited and knowing I was going to do my best and whatever that looked like, I was going to be ok with it."The attitude of focusing on self, controlling what he could...
Mar 26, 2023