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Plouffe sisters help Canada advance to women's 3x3 basketball semifinal
ANTWERP, Belgium - The Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup 2022 after back-to-back wins on Saturday. Canada defeated top-seeded Germany 22-13 and then...
Jun 25, 2022
Serena Williams puts 'Out of office' on for Wimbledon return
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Serena Williams joked - or was it a joke? - that she activated the "Out of office" message on her email account so anyone trying to reach her about her many non-tennis activi...
Jun 25, 2022
Garcia beats Andreescu to win Bad Homburg title
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu came up just short of ending her title drought on Saturday. Caroline Garcia won her first title in three years after coming back from a set and a break...
Jun 25, 2022
7 accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing judge
NEW YORK (AP) - Seven women who say Ghislaine Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein steal the innocence of their youth and poison the promise of their future are asking a judge to consider their pain as she ...
Jun 25, 2022
Indigenous conservation Canada's way of the future, Guilbeault says
Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Colum...
Jun 25, 2022
Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, inclu...
Jun 25, 2022
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club gears up for active summer season
NANAIMO - Competition and camaraderie are on the menu this summer for the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club.The club provides recreation opportunities and fellowship for adults with a number of different...
Jun 25, 2022
Indigenous conservation Canada's way of the future, Guilbeault says
Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Colum...
Jun 25, 2022
Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, inclu...
Jun 25, 2022
Parksville Community Centre re-opens, new daycare operator to address high local demand
PARKSVILLE - A new primary tenant for the re-vamped Parksville Community Centre (PCC) has moved in as City Hall attempts to gain increased value from the facility.A long-term lease agreement for BGC C...
Jun 25, 2022