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Santa and helper elf bringing Christmas miracles to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A local couple is making this Christmas season extra special for a few deserving families by bringing holiday cheer right to their door.Dave Payne and Alison Laharty started 'Santa's Surpris...
Nov 17, 2024
"A pretty cool idea': Documentary series to follow Straschnitzki's basketball dreams
CALGARY - Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days -- complete with cameras and microphones -- now that he's changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice...
Nov 17, 2024
Hezbollah's main spokesman killed in Israeli strike in central Beirut, official says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A Hezbollah official says the militant group's main spokesman has been killed in an Israeli strike in central Beirut. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because ...
Nov 17, 2024
Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps
OTTAWA - If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the...
Nov 17, 2024
Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill's passion for politics started early
HALIFAX - Zach Churchill freely admits he's a career politician. The leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party - first elected to the legislature when he was 26 - makes no apologies for dedicating his w...
Nov 17, 2024
Trudeau heads to G20 in Brazil as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries
LIMA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave Peru this morning for the G20 summit in Brazil as Ottawa seeks its place in a rift between the United States and booming economies in the developin...
Nov 17, 2024
Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordabil...
Nov 17, 2024
Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordabil...
Nov 17, 2024
Zelenskyy says Russia has launched 120 missiles and 90 drones targeting Ukraine's infrastructure
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure....
Nov 17, 2024
Zelenskyy says Russia has launched 120 missiles and 90 drones targeting Ukraine's infrastructure
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure....
Nov 17, 2024