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No injuries after fire causes 'substantial' damage to north Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - Eight people are displaced, but otherwise unharmed after a fast growing fire in the city's north end.Firefighters were called to a home in the 5500 block of Turner Rd., around 10:20 a.m. on ...
Sep 21, 2024
Newcomer Kiefer Sherwood brings speed, physicality to Vancouver Canucks
PENTICTON, B.C. - Kiefer Sherwood spent several nights last spring chasing Quinn Hughes around the ice and generally pestering the Vancouver Canucks. Now the former Nashville Predators winger is weari...
Sep 21, 2024
F1 champion Verstappen is a man of few words after he's punished for swearing
SINGAPORE (AP) - Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen gave only brief answers at a Saturday news conference in an apparent protest against series governing body the FIA for punishing him for swearing. Ve...
Sep 21, 2024
New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections
PARIS (AP) - The French presidential palace unveiled a new center-right government Saturday more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions. A lef...
Sep 21, 2024
Raptors 905 open tryout sets tone for entire organization as Raptors continue rebuild
TORONTO - Rebuilding the Toronto Raptors and making them one of the top teams in the NBA again is a project that starts from the ground up. The Raptors 905, Toronto's G-League affiliate, held open try...
Sep 21, 2024
Three injured at Quebec mosque while trying to disarm man carrying knife: official
MONTREAL - An official at a Montreal-area mosque where three people were injured on Friday afternoon says the victims were hurt while trying to disarm a 24-year-old man who entered the building armed ...
Sep 21, 2024
Matteo Manassero leads by 3 at BMW PGA Championship, 11 years after winning it
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Eleven years after winning the title as a 20-year-old prodigy, Matteo Manassero moved into contention to capture the prestigious BMW PGA Championship again by shooting 9...
Sep 21, 2024
Norris beats Verstappen for pole position at F1's Singapore Grand Prix
SINGAPORE (AP) - Advantage Lando Norris, but not by much. Formula 1's two main title contenders will start together on the front row at the Singapore Grand Prix as Norris edged ahead of his title riva...
Sep 21, 2024
Cancer advocates ride wave of momentum to help more men
NANAIMO - A movement assisting men on Vancouver Island battling cancer is expanding its reach. The Sea Wolves Cancer Pack initiative, formed by a pair of Nanaimo cancer survivors including Don Helgeso...
Sep 21, 2024
An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Another 30 were wounded in the strike on the schoo...
Sep 21, 2024