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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season
MIAMI (AP) - Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark an...
Sep 19, 2024
Canucks training camp 'nerve wracking' for new addition DeBrusk
PENTICTON, B.C. - Jake DeBrusk had a bit of an unfamiliar feeling as he prepared to hit the ice with his Vancouver Canucks teammates Thursday - butterflies. The 27-year-old winger is no stranger to NH...
Sep 19, 2024
Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season
MIAMI (AP) - Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark an...
Sep 19, 2024
'It's been really rewarding:' Nanaimo high school students get a taste of trade work at VIU
NANAIMO - A number of local high school students are dipping their toes into the world of skilled trades thanks to a partnership between schools, the province and Vancouver Island University (VIU).The...
Sep 19, 2024
Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a d...
Sep 19, 2024
MPs want Canadians tied to alleged Russian influencer op to testify at committee
OTTAWA - MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Am...
Sep 19, 2024
Labour Day train delay isolated incident, Via Rail CEO tells MPs
OTTAWA - The head of Via Rail says a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident. Mario Ploquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee to answer to an incident that s...
Sep 19, 2024
Battle for starting goalie headlines Calgary Flames training camp
CALGARY - Among the competitions for jobs at Calgary Flames training camp, the battle for starting goaltender stands out. The trade of Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils in June opened the door ...
Sep 19, 2024
B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says several city governments are on board with having a "secure site" to house and treat severely mentally ill and drug addicted people. Eby told local politicians ...
Sep 19, 2024
West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month. The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fi...
Sep 19, 2024