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Young sisters recovering after being bear-sprayed during afternoon home invasion
NANAIMO - A pair of teenage sisters are recovering after being hit with a blast of bear spray during a home invasionPolice say just before 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14 in the 5200 block of Lost Lake Rd....
Mar 15, 2022
Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year
Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has been named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year. "It's really an honour, it means a lot to me," said Mac Neil said in a statement. "Swimming in Canada, esp...
Mar 15, 2022
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year...
Mar 15, 2022
Nanaimo area lakes stocked with trout ahead of spring fishing season
NANAIMO - Several Nanaimo area lakes received their latest top-up as spring and summer fishing season approaches.The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC online stocking report showed 7,800 catchable ra...
Mar 15, 2022
Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022
Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022
Eriksen returns to Denmark squad for 1st time since collapse
COPENHAGEN (AP) - Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the first time since he collapsed after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in June. The 30-year-old pla...
Mar 15, 2022
Police arrest man suspected of stalking, killing homeless
NEW YORK (AP) - Police said early Tuesday they've arrested a suspected gunman who has been stalking homeless men asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington D.C., killing at least two people...
Mar 15, 2022
Laptop in Veltman apartment had what appeared to be 'hate-related material': docs
A laptop found in the apartment of an Ontario man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family contained what appeared to be "hate-related material" and a brow...
Mar 15, 2022
Turkmenistan leader's son wins presidential election
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - Turkmenistan established a political dynasty Tuesday, as authorities said the son of the Central Asian country's leader won its presidential election after an unusual vot...
Mar 15, 2022