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Wild Card 2 skip Reid Carruthers outscores NWT's Jamie Koe 11-7 at Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - Wild Card 2 skip Reid Carruthers outscored Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 11-7 on Sunday at the Tim Hortons Brier. Carruthers trailed by three at the game's midway point after K...
Mar 5, 2023
Canada's Levins breaks national, North American records at Tokyo Marathon
Canada's Cam Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday. The Black Creek, B.C., native crossed the finish line in two hours, five minutes and 36 second...
Mar 5, 2023
TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns
OTTAWA - The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. Jen...
Mar 5, 2023
Nanaimo Syrians coming together for family back home
NANAIMO - Local Syrians are cooking up some delicious food to raise money for family members still at home, who are now struggling to find housing.Following a major earthquakes last month, two fundrai...
Mar 5, 2023
Swap seeds and gardening tips at Seedy Sunday event
NANAIMO - As the calendar inches closer to spring, it's time to start thinking about what to plant in your garden.Seedy Sunday is back on March 5, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Beban Park Centennia...
Mar 5, 2023
Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024
Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not run for the White House in 2024, after long positioning himself as a possible alternative to the former pre...
Mar 5, 2023
B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay
A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages B.C.'s public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them st...
Mar 5, 2023
Akapo propels Earthquakes to 2-1 victory over Whitecaps
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Carlos Akapo scored a goal in the 77th minute to rally the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Cristian Es...
Mar 4, 2023
Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in 1st round
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jon Jones ended a three-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to its highest weight class and emphatically won the heavyweight belt Saturday night with a first-round submission over ...
Mar 4, 2023
Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in 1st round
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jon Jones ended a three-year sabbatical from the UFC, moved up to its highest weight class and emphatically won the heavyweight belt Saturday night with a first-round submission over ...
Mar 4, 2023