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Great Nanaimo Toy Drive desperately hunting for great Nanaimo location
NANAIMO - They've got loads of people and tonnes of toys, now all the volunteers with the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive need is a place to get to work.Organizers for the city's biggest toy drive are enterin...
Oct 19, 2022
Veteran receiver S.J. Green to retire Friday as member of Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - S.J. Green will retire Friday as a member of the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL club announced Wednesday that Green will sign a one-day contract with the Alouettes in Montreal, and then call i...
Oct 19, 2022
Man charged in relation to fatal head-on crash in Ladysmith
NANAIMO - A trio of charges were recently applied against a man accused of hit and run resulting in the death of a Ladysmith woman.Steven Roderick Knowles, 39, is charged with dangerous driving causin...
Oct 19, 2022
Canadian star Alphonso Davies dazzles in Bayern Munich German Cup win
AUGSBURG, Germany - Canadian star Alphonso Davies scored a goal and set up another as Bayern Munich defeated Augsburg 5-2 Wednesday to reach the German Cup round of 16. Both goals were stylish affairs...
Oct 19, 2022
Ukrainian aid fundraiser questions Smith's apology on Russian invasion comments
EDMONTON - A former member of Alberta's legislative assembly and key fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine says he's skeptical about Premier Danielle Smith's apology for remarks she made about the country's...
Oct 19, 2022
Canada beats Portugal and Hong Kong at world mixed curling championship
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada's Jean-Michel Menard defeated Hong Kong's Jason Chang 8-3 on Wednesday to cap a two-win day at the world mixed curling championship. Menard, from Gatineau, Que., pull...
Oct 19, 2022
Argos defender Chris Edwards relishes the chance to return interceptions for TDs
TORONTO - He hasn't played offence since high school but Chris Edwards still knows what to do when he gets his hands on a football. The Toronto Argonauts linebacker/defensive back has returned both of...
Oct 19, 2022
Longtime CP journalist Alan Black, known for being 'fast off the draw,' dies
Alan Black, a longtime journalist with The Canadian Press who worked 17 Olympics and was the "eyes and ears" of the national wire agency while most of the country was sleeping, has died. He was 64. Bl...
Oct 19, 2022
Hockey Canada announces women's hockey team coaching staff for upcoming season
Hockey Canada announced its coaching staff for the women's national team on Wednesday. Troy Ryan, who recently agreed to a four-year contract extension, remains at the helm. The extension, signed in A...
Oct 19, 2022
Canada adds to Iran sanctions, targeting TV station, entities accused of torture
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more restrictions on Iranian officials with a focus on entities Ottawa is linking to propaganda and torture. The new sanctions target six people and four entities, includin...
Oct 19, 2022