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Annual Nanaimo kettlebell competition enters a sixth year
NANAIMO - The Grip Strength Kettlebell Competition is growing in numbers and in stature.With 29 athletes set to step on the platform at the Coast Bastion Hotel on Oct. 1 the 2022 version of the event ...
Oct 01, 2022
Quebec election: Party leaders begin final weekend of the campaign
MONTREAL - As the Quebec election campaign enters its final weekend the main party leaders are fanning out across the province. Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is to have breakfast with ...
Oct 01, 2022
Canada has now ended its COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates
OTTAWA - As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. P...
Oct 01, 2022
Jaded, cynical, disillusioned: report says federal whistleblowers fear reprisal
OTTAWA - Federal workers are increasingly cynical, skeptical and disillusioned about the idea of reporting wrongdoing in the public service, says a recent survey. That pessimism is more "palpable and ...
Oct 01, 2022
Canada 'behind the ball' with weak merger laws, says author of biting report
OTTAWA - Lax merger laws in Canada underestimate the harm to competition caused by mergers and overestimate their benefits, a new report says. Gaps in Canada's merger laws have failed to prevent the k...
Oct 01, 2022
BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought
VANCOUVER - Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this year's "very unique fire season" in the province is not yet over. Hot and dry conditions persist, ...
Oct 01, 2022
BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought
VANCOUVER - Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this year's "very unique fire season" in the province is not yet over. Hot and dry conditions persist, ...
Oct 01, 2022
Jackson caps career with bronze, Australia beats Canada
SYDNEY (AP) - Lauren Jackson admitted she couldn't have imagined a better ending to her Hall of Fame career. Jackson willed Australia to a win in the bronze medal game at basketball's World Cup, scori...
Sep 30, 2022
Clippers go down 6-4 to Kings in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers home opener went back and forth but ended with the visiting Powell River Kings grabbing a 6-4 win.Powell River led 2-1 after the first period, Nanaimo was up 3-2 through 40 minu...
Sep 30, 2022
Vernon Adams Jr. shines as B.C. Lions hand Ottawa Redblacks third straight loss
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. had his biggest game yet in a B.C. Lions jersey Friday night, propelling his team to a 34-19 victory over the ailing Ottawa Redblacks. Adams threw for 305 yard...
Sep 30, 2022