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Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in Engl...
May 04, 2024
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club growing numbers and adding sports
NANAIMO - It's year six for the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club.Co-founders Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn started the group hoping to provide an outlet for adults looking for activity and social connecti...
May 04, 2024
Nanaimo's Curious ComiCon 2024 honours the man who started it all
NANAIMO - This year's gathering of all things comic books in Nanaimo is a significant one, falling on a special day of the year while also honouring one of its late founders. The 2024 edition of Curio...
May 04, 2024
Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit...
May 04, 2024
Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due — and counting
OTTAWA - For a committee struck to review an emergency, the approach to reporting back to Canadians has been less than urgent. The erstwhile group of senators and MPs studying the federal government's...
May 04, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks made it out of the first round Friday night, while the Toronto Maple Leafs look to accomplish something they haven't done in decades on Saturday. Here are five things to know ent...
May 04, 2024
Canucks eliminate the Predators with 1-0 win in Game 6
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in G...
May 03, 2024
Noah Hanifin breaks late tie, Golden Knights beat Stars 2-0 to force Game 7
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Noah Hanifin broke a scoreless tie at 9:54 of the third period, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights kept alive their season by beating the Dalla...
May 03, 2024
Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosec...
May 03, 2024
Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in G...
May 03, 2024