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PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...
Jun 8, 2022
Nanaimo Christian School buys adjacent property for future expansion plans
NANAIMO - Additional land across the street from Nanaimo Christian School (NCS) is envisioned to help address rapidly expanding demand for the local K-12 private school.School principal James Sijpheer...
Jun 8, 2022
Longtime Curling Canada coach Paul Webster to coach Team Bottcher for full quad
In his long career as a curling coach, Paul Webster has always been excited to share the things he knows about the sport. The pandemic break gave him a chance to improve his listening ability too. He ...
Jun 8, 2022
Toronto Raptors put Champagnie — Julian, not Justin — through pre-draft paces
TORONTO - Julian Champagnie has seen the rigours an NBA season first-hand from his twin brother Justin, and so has no illusions about playing basketball on the game's biggest stage. "I definitely have...
Jun 8, 2022
Royals' bats awaken in 8-4 win over Blue Jays to avoid sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MJ Melendez and Emmanuel Rivera drove in two runs apiece, leading Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday to end a three-game losing stre...
Jun 8, 2022
Mexican megachurch leader gets more than 16 years for abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The leader of La Luz del Mundo church has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in a California prison for sexually abusing three girls. Naasn Joaqun Garca was sentenced Wedne...
Jun 8, 2022
Duvernay-Tardif putting NFL career on hold to do his residency
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold once again. Duvernay-Tardif told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he has received four contract offers from NFL clubs - he wouldn't di...
Jun 8, 2022
Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbyin...
Jun 8, 2022
High streamflow advisory issued for areas along B.C.'s lower Fraser River
QUESNEL, B.C. - Increasing snowmelt and wet weather have led to a high streamflow advisory for several communities in British Columbia along the lower Fraser River. The River Forecast Centre says the ...
Jun 8, 2022
Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...
Jun 8, 2022