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Legendary Ladysmith Days event to entertain thousands
LADYSMITH - A popular summer tradition in Ladysmith will draw large crowds of all ages to the community for an action-packed free weekend. Ladysmith Days, believed to date back nearly 50 years, happen...
Aug 02, 2024
US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier there
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Joe Biden made ...
Aug 02, 2024
‘It’s shocking:’ erratic driver arrested after plowing through Nanaimo power pole
NANAIMO - A local contractor was driving in central Nanaimo when it became immediately clear trouble was brewing behind him. On Friday, Aug. 2 shortly after 12 p.m. Tim Drummond-Hay was proceeding eas...
Aug 02, 2024
Roughriders won't underestimate winless Elks as Tre Ford starts for Edmonton
REGINA - The Edmonton Elks have yet to win a game this season but the Saskatchewan Roughriders aren't about to underestimate their opponent heading into Saturday's CFL clash at Mosaic Stadium. The Rid...
Aug 02, 2024
N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion
HALIFAX - A week after shots were fired during a reunion of former residents of a historic Black community in Halifax, a teenager remains in hospital with a bullet in her body, and a local church has ...
Aug 02, 2024
Lefty pitcher Ryan Yarbrough reports to Blue Jays, active against Yankees
TORONTO - Left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough has reported to the Toronto Blue Jays and will be active Friday against the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays acquired the reliever from the Los Angeles Dodg...
Aug 02, 2024
Canada's Masse wins bronze in women's 200m backstroke at Paris Games
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won a bronze medal in women's 200-metre backstroke at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 28-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., is the first Canadian swimmer to win an O...
Aug 02, 2024
Jury reaches split verdict in baby abandonment case
A jury reached a split verdict Friday in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods. Jurors found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckers...
Aug 02, 2024
Jury reaches verdict in baby abandonment case, court spokesperson says
A jury has reached a verdict in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods, a court spokesperson said Friday. Av Harris sent a...
Aug 02, 2024
Hot weather for B.C. long weekend expected to dry out forest fuels
The BC Wildfire Service says it now considers eight of the more than 300 fires burning across the province as "wildfires of note," as crews prepare for hot and dry conditions in the south of the provi...
Aug 02, 2024