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Beilein resigns as coach, says emotional goodbye to Cavs
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - John Beilein stood in front of the Cavaliers and emotionally explained why he's leaving. This was goodbye. But even on his way out, the admired coach gave his players one last les...
Feb 21, 2020

Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty
A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia is expected to plead guilty next month, according to court records and a spokesman for fede...
Feb 21, 2020

NDSS hosts senior boys island basketball championship
NANAIMO - The mid island is a senior boys high school basketball hot bed with three regional tournaments underway.The top teams will advance to the provincial championship at the Langley Events Centre...
Feb 21, 2020 Dover Bay Secondary's Brad Lansdell during BC Senior Boys AAAA island championship action at NDSS versus Oak Bay on Thursday, Feb 20. Oak Bay went on to win the game 86-61. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Top judge says judiciary must decide what training judges need
OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says the judiciary must be free to decide what training and education judges need to do their jobs well. Richard Wagner, chief justice of the Supreme Court, ...
Feb 21, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime heading to semifinals at Open 13 tourney
MARSEILLE, France - Felix Auger-Aliassime is the last Canadian standing at the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after preventing the country from going winless in three quarterfinal matches Fri...
Feb 21, 2020

Removal of temporary bridge to result in another Hwy. 4 closure near Tofino, Ucluelet
PORT ALBERNI - Travellers on Hwy. 4 between Tofino/Ucluelet and Port Alberni must deal with another closure this weekend.Construction crews plan to shut down the road beginning 11 a.m. on Saturday, Fe...
Feb 21, 2020 A rock slide forced a lengthy closure of Hwy. 4 east of Tofoni/Ucluelet in late January, cutting off supply lines for the two western Vancouver Island communities. (Ministry of Transportation)

Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS - Candidates have hustled past smoky bars and slot machines to ask for votes in the back of the house of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul foo...
Feb 21, 2020

B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...
Feb 21, 2020

B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...
Feb 21, 2020

'It's unacceptable': Maple Leafs look in the mirror after ugly effort
TORONTO - Mitch Marner can see something's been missing. The star winger and his talent-loaded Toronto Maple Leafs teammates possess the ability - speed, hands, vision - to take do...
Feb 21, 2020