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Poppy campaigns in high gear in preparation for Remembrance Day
NANAIMO - As the calendar moves into November, focuses shift from Halloween to Remembrance Day, and what Nov. 11 means to those who have served and their families.The annual poppy campaign for Royal C...
Nov 2, 2022
South Korea says North Korea has test-fired another missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in ...
Nov 2, 2022
Philly, Houston rev up for rare World Series-NFL double dip
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The road trip of the NFL season was mapped out months ago for Eagles fan Kevin Ridpath. There was a flicker of hope the season-ticket holder could catch the Birds in Arizona until ...
Nov 2, 2022
Hootsuite announces second round of layoffs in four months amid restructuring
VANCOUVER - Social media company Hootsuite Inc. says it is laying off five per cent of its staff, just a few months after it laid off 30 per cent as part of a global restructuring. Spokeswoman Tonja A...
Nov 2, 2022
Calgary Stampeders prep for B.C. Lions, West semifinal
CALGARY - Getting to B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke on Sunday requires taking care of a first order of business, according to Calgary Stampeders sack specialist Shawn Lemon. "We've just got to b...
Nov 2, 2022
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones names 36-man roster ahead of European test matches
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has named a 36-man long list ahead of selection for test matches in Europe later this month against the Netherlands and Namibia. The 23rd-ranked Canadians take on the...
Nov 2, 2022
Island Health issues advisory over increase in overdoses in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local health officials are seeing a spike in drug-related incidents throughout the mid-Island.Island Health issued a drug poisoning overdose advisory for both the Nanaimo and Campbell River ...
Nov 2, 2022
Trudeau headed to Southeast Asia, Tunisia, leaving no time for climate conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Southeast Asia and North Africa this month, but he won't be attending a major climate-change conference. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau wi...
Nov 2, 2022
Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the King optional
Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party says it is willing to make a constitutionally required oath to the King optional for members of the legislature. CAQ house leader Simon Jolin-Barrette s...
Nov 2, 2022
South Korea star Son needs facial surgery ahead of World Cup
LONDON (AP) - South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery on a facial injury, jeopardizing his availability for the World Cup. Son was helped off the field during the first half of Tottenha...
Nov 2, 2022