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'Really didn't do a lot:' April weather does little to address mid-Island wildfire concerns
NANAIMO - Despite more rainfall over the south coast and central B.C, the threat of wildfires this summer remains prominent province-wide. Nanaimo saw 85 per cent of normal amounts of precipitation in...
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Steven Stamkos wants to stay with Lightning, and team wants its career scoring leader to stay
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos wants to hoist the Stanley Cup again with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old captain, who can become a free agent this summer, reiterated Wednesday that he'd li...
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Rowing Canada CEO to step down ahead of Paris Games
VICTORIA - Rowing Canada chief executive officer Terry Dillon will step down next month ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Dillon has been CEO of the country's governing body of ...
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Michael Massey powers Royals past Blue Jays 6-1; Toronto drops back-to-back games
TORONTO - Michael Massey hit a three-run homer and drove in another run with a groundout as the Kansas City Royals earned a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon. Bobby Witt Jr. an...
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Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9
OTTAWA - Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. The new rules also stipulate that executives will have to be in the office at least four...
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Füllkrug fires Dortmund to 1-0 win over Mbappé's PSG in Champions League semifinal first leg
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Borussia Dortmund forward Niclas Fllkrug scored in a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. Dortmund defender Nico...
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Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month with have much of an effect on inflation. Macklem was testifying at a Senate committee alongsid...
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B.C. Lions sign veteran NFL defensive lineman Christian Covington
VANCOUVER - Christian Covington is coming home. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the B.C. Lions on Wednesday. The CFL club originally drafted Covington, a Vancouver native, in the fifth round...
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More motorcycles hitting mid-Island roads as weather warms up
NANAIMO - Warm spring weather means motorcycle enthusiasts are hitting the road with more regularity, leading to a warning from ICBC.The Crown corporation's Tom Webster said crashes involving motorcyc...
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B.C's auditor general to review government's response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C. Michael Pickup says in...
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