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U.S. intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022 and would inclu...
Dec 3, 2021
Referees land pro contracts, continue pushing NHL dream
NANAIMO - Two officials with strong Island connections are adamant they've made the right call in their careers.Bobby Jo Love, 26 and Graedy Hamilton, 21, both secured their first pro hockey contracts...
Dec 3, 2021
No solid numbers to gauge flood damage repair costs, says B.C. finance minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says it's still too early to put a price tag on the cleanup and repairs ahead after recent floods and landslides in the southern part of the province. Bu...
Dec 3, 2021
Italy's Sofia Goggia dominates season-opening World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Sofia Goggia was in a class by herself in the season-opening women's World Cup downhill Friday. The Italian's winning time in Lake Louise, Alta., was almost a second and a half fa...
Dec 3, 2021
Evidence at Maxwell trial: massage table, unfolded in court
NEW YORK (AP) - A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with...
Dec 3, 2021
B.C. ahead of schedule on COVID-19 booster campaign: health minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province is "ahead of the curve" on recommendations by a national advisory group that Canadians ages 50 and older get a COVID-19 booster. Adrian ...
Dec 3, 2021
Struggling Vancouver Canucks look to maintain momentum during six-game homestand
VANCOUVER - With wins in two straight, the struggling Vancouver Canucks have returned home with some much-needed momentum. But whether they'll be able to keep the streak alive against the Pittsburgh P...
Dec 3, 2021
Record fall rains add another chapter to Nanaimo's weather story
NANAIMO -Fresh off the driest spring in Nanaimo's history which then turned into the hottest summer on record, we can now add the wettest fall to the wild weather list of 2021. Environment Canada reco...
Dec 3, 2021
Wayne Gretzky has signed on to co-produce a film on Canadian golf legend Moe Norman
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky is helping bring the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman to the big screen. Norman, who died in 2004 at the age of 75, was a phenomenon in the amateur golfing circuit in th...
Dec 3, 2021
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
DENVER (AP) - Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now, attorneys said during a court hearing ...
Dec 3, 2021