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'The amount of stuff taken was unreal:' VI Raiders reeling from complete clear-out of Caledonia Park facility
NANAIMO - "They took everything from our game day headsets right down to the popsicles in the deep freeze."VI Raiders general manager Josh Williams said it's the third major setback for the football p...
Sep 06, 2022

Ex-Miss America Mund's entry pushes Dem out of ND House race
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Former Miss America Cara Mund's entry into North Dakota's U.S. House race has led the Democratic candidate to drop out, citing pressure from his own party to step aside. Mund ent...
Sep 06, 2022

Saskatchewan stabbing spree highlights rural policing challenges, experts say
An ongoing manhunt for a suspect in a mass stabbing that shattered some small communities in Saskatchewan is raising fresh questions about rural policing in Canada. Police are continuing to search for...
Sep 06, 2022

Apparent random stabbing at Maffeo Sutton Park triggers homicide investigation
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have opened the city's fourth homicide investigation of the year after a stabbing along Nanaimo's waterfront.Two people, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are in police ...
Sep 06, 2022

Family of slain Calgary mother and daughter express fear, pain at sentencing hearing
CALGARY - Family members of a mother and her young daughter who were killed and buried in a shallow grave west of Calgary say they have struggled with fear and overwhelming pain since their deaths. Th...
Sep 06, 2022

Crews keep close watch on one B.C. wildfire, as another delays school in northeast
Wildfire officials in British Columbia say they are working with BC Parks and the Transportation Ministry to prepare for the spread of a blaze that has charred 19 square kilometres of bush in a provin...
Sep 06, 2022

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states' teen vaping probe
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which ...
Sep 06, 2022

Redblacks sign American defensive back Dandridge and quarterback Crum
OTTAWA - Defensive back Brandin Dandridge and quarterback Dustin Crum signed deals with the Ottawa Redblacks on Tuesday. The two Americans were available after being cut from the NFL's Kansas City Chi...
Sep 06, 2022

Canada Sports Betting survey suggests many in Ontario cool to sports wagering
TORONTO - Over three months after the full launch of Ontario's sports-betting industry, a survey conducted by Canada Sports Betting suggests a majority of people in the province haven't taken to wager...
Sep 06, 2022

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller takes 'great pride' in new deal
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller says his new contact could free him up to play more consistent hockey for the Vancouver Canucks. The 29-year-old forward spoke to media on Tuesday after signing a seven-year, U...
Sep 06, 2022