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Maple Leafs forward Tavares fined by NHL for slashing incident
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined US$5,000, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Sunday. Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Vincent De...
Mar 12, 2023
Canada wins three medals on final day of short track speedskating world championships
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canada earned three bronze medals on the final day of the short track speedskating world championships on Sunday. Steven Dubois claimed his second medal of the competition ...
Mar 12, 2023
Canada's Howden, Gairns earn World Cup ski cross bronze medals
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Canada's Reece Howden and Tiana Gairns both earned bronze medals in World Cup ski cross action on Sunday. Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished behind Japan's Ryo Sugai and Sw...
Mar 12, 2023
New group 'laser-focused' on providing housing to unhoused Nanaimo population
NANAIMO - A new committee has been formed to create an organized and coordinated approach to help get the unhoused population into homes in Nanaimo.The Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization Society (N...
Mar 12, 2023
Iran claims prisoner swap with US; US calls it 'cruel lie'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismisse...
Mar 12, 2023
Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts
EDMONTON - Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. Some accuse the federal ...
Mar 12, 2023
VIU Mariners earn pair of 4th place finishes at volleyball nationals
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women's volleyball team will have to settle for a fourth place finish, after winning four straight national championships.The nearly-unprecedented dynasty was disrupted thro...
Mar 12, 2023
A look at Prince Edward Island Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Sharon Cameron, leader of Prince Edward Island's Liberal party. Age: 62 Early years: Cameron was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Amherst, N.S., and currently lives in Cornwall, P.E....
Mar 12, 2023
Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election
STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. - A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island las...
Mar 12, 2023
A look at Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of Prince Edward Island's Green party. Age: 60 Early years: Bevan-Baker was born June 3, 1962, in Scotland, U.K., to John Stewart Bevan Baker, a Bri...
Mar 12, 2023