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VIDEO: Residents & neighbours escape 'terrifying' north Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - Smoke was visible across a wide area of Nanaimo following a mid-afternoon fire causing significant damage.Multiple engines were called out to the blaze on Friday, Oct. 14 shortly before 3:30...
Oct 14, 2022
Canadian forward Jonathan David scores twice for Lille, leads all Ligue 1 goal-scorers
STRASBOURG, France - Canadian Jonathan David scored twice in Lille's 3-0 win over Strasbourg on Friday to lead the French league with nine goals in 11 games this season. The 22-year-old from Ottawa to...
Oct 14, 2022
Edmonton Oilers hire retired defenceman Duncan Keith for player development role
EDMONTON - Duncan Keith didn't stay away from the NHL very long. The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday the three-time Stanley Cup winner has been named to a player development role with the organizatio...
Oct 14, 2022
Guardians rally past Yankees 4-2 in 10 innings, tie ALDS 1-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Oscar Gonzalez singled in the go-ahead run with Cleveland's second straight bloop hit in the 10th inning, and the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 ...
Oct 14, 2022
Exhibition season underway for VIU Mariners men's basketball team
NANAIMO - The defending PACWEST men's champions are getting ready for a new season of Mariners basketball.VIU has been training since early September and now the team is fully into its preseason sched...
Oct 14, 2022
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness tests positive for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Head coach Rick Bowness will have to wait a little longer to make his regular-season debut with the Winnipeg Jets. The team announced a few hours before Friday's season opener against the N...
Oct 14, 2022
Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped actor and athlete Johnny Issaluk of the Order of Canada. A regulatory notice being published Saturday says Issaluk's appointment was terminated Aug. 31. An a...
Oct 14, 2022
Quebec election: Judge rejects request by Conservatives for recount in Beauce-Nord
SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request by the Conservative Party of Quebec to have a recount in a Quebec City-area riding it lost by a slim margin to the C...
Oct 14, 2022
Toronto FC says goodbye to two goalkeepers and others as rebuild continues
Toronto FC started pruning its roster after a second straight disappointing season Friday, saying goodbye to goalkeepers Alex Bono and Quentin Westberg, defender Doneil Henry, midfielder Noble Okello ...
Oct 14, 2022
Maple Leafs, Senators looking to rekindle dormant Battle of Ontario: 'It was awesome'
TORONTO - D.J. Smith was so far down the Maple Leafs depth chart in the early 2000s, he didn't even travel during the playoffs. Then a minor-league defenceman in Toronto's organization, the current he...
Oct 14, 2022