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Aircraft carrier visit to Halifax shows "how tight" U.S. is with allies: commander
HALIFAX - A senior officer on the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. navy's fleet says the ship's stop in Canada is a time to remember the value of working closely with allies in oc...
Oct 29, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov defeats Coric in straight sets to move on to Vienna Open final
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the Vienna Open final after topping Borna Coric 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native won a blistering 95 per cent of his fi...
Oct 29, 2022
Search continues for one-month-old child missing in Laval, Que. river since Friday
MONTREAL - Searchers resumed their efforts to find a missing one-month-old child on Saturday, a day after the vehicle in which the infant was travelling drove into a river in Laval, Que. City police s...
Oct 29, 2022
City Council approves substantial tax breaks for downtown Nanaimo developments
NANAIMO - A new multi-family residential development in Nanaimo's downtown was just approved for major tax exemption to the tune of over $250,000 a year. The property at 235 Wallace St. is owned by TE...
Oct 29, 2022
Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Ha...
Oct 29, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 to book his ticket to the Swiss Indoors final on Saturday. It is the second time the Montreal native ha...
Oct 29, 2022
Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain export deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grai...
Oct 29, 2022
Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, leaving "scores" dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties," police told state media. The att...
Oct 29, 2022
Mariners soccer teams bound for PACWEST provincials
NANAIMO - Both VIU Mariners soccer clubs are set to compete in the PACWEST provincials in West Vancouver.The women earned a bye to the gold medal game scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30 after finishing in ...
Oct 29, 2022
Guilbeault slams oilpatch for raking in cash and sitting idle on climate action
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change. Steven Guilbeault says the country's major oil p...
Oct 29, 2022