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Mark your calendars: Nanaimo's Night Market is back
NANAIMO - Lock it in, the Commercial St. Night Market is coming back.One of downtown Nanaimo's signature and most popular events will run every Thursday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for 11 weeks beginn...
Mar 3, 2023
Trudeau 'surprised' that B.C. firm talks about selling cocaine
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "as surprised as" British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine. Trudeau sa...
Mar 3, 2023
Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vowed Friday that her administration won't carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state's new attorn...
Mar 3, 2023
Three senators face criticism over trip to Israel, meeting with right-wing politician
OTTAWA - Three Canadian senators are facing criticism after visiting Israel and inviting a right-wing politician to Canada. Senate Speaker George Furey joined Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett and ...
Mar 3, 2023
'I want an edge:' Canada's Alysha Newman finding form in a different mental space
Alysha Newman is seeing things in a different light - and more specifically, looking for an edge. The London, Ont., native won the World Indoor Tour in Birmingham, England last Saturday, closing with ...
Mar 3, 2023
Canadian middleweight looks to make impression on high-profile UFC 285 card
Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault looks to take advantage of a marquee stage Saturday when he takes on Julian (The Cuban Missile Crisis) Marquez on the undercard of UFC 285. Former...
Mar 3, 2023
Brown replaces Yerzy on Canada's World Baseball Classic roster
OTTAWA - Outfielder Dasan Brown has been added to Canada's World Baseball Classic roster. Brown, from Oakville, Ont., replaces first baseman and catcher Andy Yerzy, who withdrew from competition at th...
Mar 3, 2023
Ottawa on hook for software problem that caused deadly military helicopter crash
OTTAWA - A software problem that caused a Canadian military helicopter to crash off the coast of Greece in 2020 will be fixed on the federal government's dime. The Department of National Defence and S...
Mar 3, 2023
Canadian snowboarder Hosking takes halfpipe silver at world championships
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking took the silver medal in the women's halfpipe event Friday at the world championships. Hosking, from Longueuil, Que., finished with a score ...
Mar 3, 2023
Canadiens get defenceman Frédéric Allard from Kings for forward Nate Schnarr
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenceman Frdric Allard from the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Forward Nate Schnarr goes to L.A. in return. Allard, 25, scored two goals and added five assis...
Mar 3, 2023