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Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Kyle Kuzma stay put as NBA free agency opens, sources tell AP
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are going to try again together in Dallas. Draymond Green is going to chase more championships with Stephen Curry in Golden State. And Jerami Grant is staying put in Portl...
Jun 30, 2023
Man sentenced for attacks against woman at Nanaimo townhouse, faces manslaughter trial
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court justice sternly rejected the testimony of a man convicted of beating up a woman who once considered him a close friend. Kyle Gordon Ordway, 38, received 18 months in jail ...
Jun 30, 2023
Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say
VANCOUVER - A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say. The BC Maritime Employers Associatio...
Jun 30, 2023
Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say
VANCOUVER - A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say. The BC Maritime Employers Associatio...
Jun 30, 2023
Union for SkyTrain workers reaches tentative five-year deal with BC Rapid Transit
BURNABY, B.C. - The union for more than 1,000 employees of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain service says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co. CUPE 7000 says the new deal w...
Jun 30, 2023
N.W.T. construction company fined $100K following worker's death
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - A construction company in the Northwest Territories has been fined $100,000 after a worker was killed at a site outside Fort Simpson in 2020. Nogha Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guil...
Jun 30, 2023
New coaching experience not daunting, TFC's interim head coach Dunfield says
TORONTO - Interim Toronto FC manager Terry Dunfield has been on the job for four days, but he told the media at his first pre-match press conference that he's working to not let the importance overwhe...
Jun 30, 2023
Biden pushing ahead with new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative to provide relief to 43 million borrowers. Pr...
Jun 30, 2023
Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate
OTTAWA - An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra B...
Jun 30, 2023
Expect increased RCMP check stops over Canada Day long weekend
NANAIMO - If you plan on hitting the road this Canada Day long weekend, ICBC and the RCMP want to make sure you're doing it in a safe and sober way.The two organizations are teaming up for their Count...
Jun 30, 2023