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Water Cooler: Downtown Nanaimo action plan, local frustrations on justice system
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature deals with multiple questions an...
Aug 13, 2022
N.W.T. RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices
YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP in the Northwest Territories have begun using roadside cannabis-screening technology that has faced criticism from defence lawyers elsewhere in Canada. Mounties in the territory ann...
Aug 13, 2022
Longstanding Coombs Fair features livestock, entertainment & food
COOMBS - A focal point in the Oceanside region this weekend is the Coombs Fair, combining agriculture, entertainment and the arts.Live music, performers, livestock, vendors, food trucks, horticulture ...
Aug 13, 2022
Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery scores big upset win at Bellator 284
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery, fighting on just eight days notice, upset (The Gentleman) Austin Vanderford in short order Friday on the undercard of Bellator 284. Vanderford ...
Aug 12, 2022
Hamilton Tiger-Cats rally to capture wild 34-27 home win over Toronto Argonauts
HAMILTON - Shawn Thomas Erlington's 23-yard touchdown run at 11:50 of the fourth quarter rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a wild 34-27 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Erlington cappe...
Aug 12, 2022
Spaun leads playoff opener; Scheffler, McIlroy miss cut
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Spaun hopes he's only getting started on the road to the FedEx Cup finale. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will have to wait another week. As for Jason Day...
Aug 12, 2022
Canadians Quantrill, Naylor lead Guardians to 8-0 road win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill allowed one hit in seven innings and was aided by a two-run homer from fellow Canadian Josh Naylor to blank the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 in their ...
Aug 12, 2022
B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's acting attorney general says the province was "clear" with Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces ...
Aug 12, 2022
B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's acting attorney general says the province was "clear" with Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces ...
Aug 12, 2022
Divisional clash of Lions, Stampeders features quarterback intrigue
CALGARY - Which quarterback will grab the spotlight is a prominent subplot of Saturday's divisional clash between the B.C. Lions and host Calgary Stampeders. The season's first meeting of B.C. (6-1) a...
Aug 12, 2022