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Clippers stunned by Cowichan comeback in 6-5 overtime loss
NANAIMO - The Clippers looked poised for their 20th win of the season but had to settle for a single point in a 6-5 overtime loss to Cowichan Valley.Nanaimo led three times in the game, including 5-3 ...
Jan 21, 2022
Official: 1 officer killed, 1 seriously hurt in NYC shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department officer was killed and another gravely injured Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to a law enforcement official. A sus...
Jan 21, 2022
Dock fitting & trials to commence for two-ferry service between Nanaimo & Gabriola Island
NANAIMO - BC Ferries are planning for a major step forward in service connecting Gabriola and Vancouver Islands.The Island Aurora, one of the new hybrid-electric vessels BC Ferries have in their fleet...
Jan 21, 2022
VIDEO: Demolition of burned downtown Nanaimo gas station underway
NANAIMO - A badly damaged building, which quickly turned into a trouble spot for surrounding homes is finally being torn down.Crews began dismantling the Husky gas station on Terminal Ave. in downtown...
Jan 21, 2022
Ottawa's talks with Quebec shipyard to build much-needed icebreakers shrouded in fog
OTTAWA - Questions are swirling over yet another delay in Ottawa's nearly $100-billion plan to rebuild the fleets of Canada's navy and coast guard - only this time the delay isn't due to the stalled c...
Jan 21, 2022
Manitoba RCMP lay charges against corrections officer in death of inmate
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say they have charged a corrections officer in the death of a 45-year-old inmate at the Headingley Correctional Centre. RCMP say William Ahmo from Sagkeeng First Nation died o...
Jan 21, 2022
NDP calls on government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors
OTTAWA - New Democrats want the federal government to give the most cash-strapped seniors a one-off emergency payment to help them pay for basics, including food and rent. Rachel Blaney, the NDP's spo...
Jan 21, 2022
Man pleads guilty to ammunition-related charge linked to Nova Scotia mass killer
HALIFAX - One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. Chris Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Nova ...
Jan 21, 2022
Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic
Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...
Jan 21, 2022
Severe weather, hours of walking: Court documents detail deadly trek to U.S. border
EMERSON, MANITOBA - Dressed in new winter jackets, balaclavas and insulated rubber boots, a group of Indian citizens walked hours in the prairie darkness through fields of knee-deep snow hoping to get...
Jan 21, 2022