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Newest addition to Maffeo Sutton Park playground opens
NANAIMO - The fences are down and kids officially have full reign of the playground once more.Construction has wrapped on phase two of playground work at Maffeo Sutton Park, completing an upgraded and...
Oct 20, 2022
LA Councilman de Leon says he will not resign amid uproar
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de Leon said Wednesday he will not resign amid an uproar over a leaked tape that revealed him participating in a meeting in which Latino offic...
Oct 20, 2022
Steven Gerrard out as manager of Aston Villa
LONDON (AP) - Steven Gerrard is out as manager of Premier League club Aston Villa after less than a year in charge. The Birmingham club said Thursday that Gerrard "has left the club with immediate eff...
Oct 20, 2022
Truss resignation likely to stall Canada-U.K. trade deal, experts say
OTTAWA - More political tumult in Britain is likely to further stall trade talks with Canada, experts say. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down today after a mere six weeks in office following m...
Oct 20, 2022
Injury woes grow for Canadian women at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
Canada scrum half Brianna Miller has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining "significant internal injuries" against Italy. Miller came off in the 64th minute last Satu...
Oct 20, 2022
Interfor announces 17% lumber production cut in fourth quarter
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor says it will reduce lumber production in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to reduced demand. The forest products company says it's reducing output by 17 per cent of its quarterl...
Oct 20, 2022
N.W.T., Ottawa to spend $4.6 million to enhance wages for early childhood educators
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories and federal governments have announced $4.6 million in funding between 2022 and 2024 to enhance wages for early childhood educators in the territory. Licensed e...
Oct 20, 2022
Appeals court: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia probe
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in G...
Oct 20, 2022
Padres turn to October ace Musgrove vs. Phillies in Game 3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There was at least one fuddy-duddy in San Diego who did not see the humor in a mural painted this week of the famous San Diego Chicken using his super-sized yellow foot to stomp on...
Oct 20, 2022
EPA starts civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city b...
Oct 20, 2022