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Canada looks to maintain momentum heading into quarterfinals at world juniors
EDMONTON - Canada may have finished the preliminary round undefeated, but teen star Connor Bedard says he and his teammates have more to give as they move on to elimination games at the world junior h...
Aug 16, 2022

Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska's 2 elections on Tuesday
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska voters get their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S. House election in which Sarah Palin seeks a return to elected office. Also...
Aug 16, 2022

Suspected encampment catches fire at Nanaimo's Bowen Park
NANAIMO - Black smoke was visible from across much of the city Tuesday morning, stemming from a bush fire inside Bowen Park.The fire sparked on Tuesday, Aug. 16 just after 10 a.m. toward the northern ...
Aug 16, 2022

Quebec junior college students have 'reduced ability to study' post-COVID: union head
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing Quebec junior college teachers says the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have negatively impacted students' basic study skills. Youri Blanchet of the Fdration d...
Aug 16, 2022

Nanaimo lotto winner in disbelief after becoming instant millionaire
NANAIMO - After the shock wore off of winning $1 million, a Nanaimo man evaluated how the jackpot would change he and his family's life.Richard Aubertin won the Lotto Max Maxmillions prize during the ...
Aug 16, 2022

B.C. drug death toll passes 10,000 since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province has lost more than 10,000 lives to illicit drugs since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lisa Lapointe says t...
Aug 16, 2022

B.C. drug death toll passes 10,000 since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province has lost more than 10,000 lives to illicit drugs since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lisa Lapointe says t...
Aug 16, 2022

New medivac team providing quicker hospital link for remote Island workers
NANAIMO - An expanding medivac service has set up shop in Campbell River, creating a more stable and quicker response time for injured people on Vancouver Island.Technical Evacuation Advanced Aero Med...
Aug 16, 2022

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. In court documents introduced today in Superior C...
Aug 16, 2022

Restricted free agent Jalen Harris reinstated by NBA after drug suspension
TORONTO - Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association after serving a one-year suspension for a positive drug test. The Toronto Raptors hold the guard's...
Aug 16, 2022