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Vancouver, Calgary first teams announced in new women’s pro soccer league
VANCOUVER - A new professional women's soccer league is coming to Canada. The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Monday that it will be home to one of two founding teams when the eight-team league begins i...
Dec 05, 2022

Fundraiser launched to replace destroyed canoes
NANAIMO - It's back to square one for local paddlers after a devastating fire.A suspected homeless encampment was pinpointed as the cause behind a Nov. 24 fire at Loudon Park which destroyed two recen...
Dec 05, 2022

Meet Chunky, a three-legged feline with a heart of gold
NANAIMO - Say hello to Chunky, a one-year-old domestic medium hair cat who doesn't let a little thing like a missing limb slow him down.Due to an injury early in his life Chunky had to have a hind leg...
Dec 05, 2022

Hockey Canada releases list of invitees for upcoming world junior selection camp
CALGARY - Connor Bedard will highlight a group of 10 players hoping to win their second junior hockey championship title in six months when Hockey Canada kicks off its selection camp for the 2023 team...
Dec 05, 2022

Push for higher vaccination rates made as flu virus clamps down on young people
NANAIMO - Influenza cases continue rising as provincial health officials attempt to combat low vaccination rates among youth.Provincial health officials outlined an increase of flu cases is leading to...
Dec 05, 2022

Former CFL player Jerome Messam gets 18-month suspended sentence in voyeurism case
CALGARY - A former running back with the Calgary Stampeders, who filmed a sexual encounter with a woman without her permission, won't be going to jail but will have a criminal record. Jerome Messam ha...
Dec 05, 2022

Ex-Miami congressman Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela's socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investiga...
Dec 05, 2022

B.C. to start public push to get more kids vaccinated against flu as cases climb
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will be using its provincial health registry to contact parents in an attempt to increase flu vaccine rates for children. While the province is on track for...
Dec 05, 2022

Civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station
VANCOUVER - A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there w...
Dec 05, 2022

Civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station
VANCOUVER - A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there w...
Dec 05, 2022