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BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification
VANCOUVER - The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership contender Anjali Appadurai says a report from the campaign recommends she be disqualified from the race. Campaign spokesman Erik Olesen...
Oct 19, 2022
A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reports Q3 profit up, raises distributions
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund has raised its monthly payment to unitholders as it reported its third-quarter profit and royalty income rose compared with a year ago. The hamburger ...
Oct 19, 2022
Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million
An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the storm was the most costly ext...
Oct 19, 2022
Construction tender awarded to build new Dashwood Fire Hall
QUALICUM BEACH - Improving fire protection services and the well-being of Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) members is at last coming to fruition.Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board of di...
Oct 19, 2022
Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and given additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Ru...
Oct 19, 2022
Toronto Raptors set to tip new season off against Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Scotiabank Arena for their regular-season opener tonight. Toronto has kept much of its roster from last year, with second-round draft p...
Oct 19, 2022
B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 19, 2022
Police mourn death of RCMP constable fatally stabbed in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties are mourning one of their own after an RCMP officer was fatally stabbed at a homeless campsite in Burnaby, British Columbia. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death...
Oct 19, 2022
Police mourn death of RCMP constable fatally stabbed in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties are mourning one of their own after an RCMP officer was fatally stabbed at a homeless campsite in Burnaby, British Columbia. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death...
Oct 19, 2022
Super League soccer company gets new CEO to revive plan
GENEVA (AP) - The Super League project that aims to revolutionize European soccer has hired a new top executive to steer a revived plan after a failed launch last year. German former television boss B...
Oct 18, 2022