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Nanaimo Kettlebell Club to host Western Canadian Championships
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Kettlebell Club is hosting a major lifting event on March 30.Organizer Solmon Macys said nearly 50 athletes will be at the Coast Bastion Hotel for the Western Canadian Championsh...
Mar 30, 2024
Police say multiple people are being held hostage in a Dutch town. They have evacuated nearby homes
EDE, Netherlands (AP) - Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Police spokesman Simen Klok told Th...
Mar 30, 2024
Is this real? AI ramps up risk of April Fools' Day foul-ups for corporate brands
Rebranding as "Voltswagen." Shutting down Trader Joe's. Emailing confirmation of a $750 food delivery. The range of April Fools' Day marketing pranks gone awry is as varied as their reception. Met wit...
Mar 30, 2024
Storybook ending for Merner and the Clippers in 4-3 overtime win against Langley
NANAIMO - The Clippers Brett Merner is playing his final regular season games for his hometown team.In game 53 of Nanaimo's 54 game schedule the captain and three year veteran played overtime hero to ...
Mar 30, 2024
Top seed Texas uses dominant defense to cruise past Gonzaga and into Elite Eight with 69-47 win
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Vic Schaefer took a moment in the aftermath of one his team's more dominant performances this season to encapsulate what Texas has accomplished. Overlooked among the other No. 1 ...
Mar 29, 2024
Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and Canadian big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga
DETROIT (AP) - Purdue big man Zach Edey withstood all the abuse Gonzaga could lay on him Friday night, finishing with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Boilermakers to an 80-68 victory and move th...
Mar 29, 2024
Civale sparkles, Lowe hits 4th career grand slam to propel Rays over Blue Jays 8-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Civale allowed one run over six innings and Brandon Lowe hit his fourth career grand slam to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Fr...
Mar 29, 2024
Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny. The incident occurred at 19:55 of t...
Mar 29, 2024
Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi wins gold at Antalya Grand Slam competition
ANTALYA, Trkiye - Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil's Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition. Deguchi, from Lethbridge, ...
Mar 29, 2024
Fisheries officials monitoring orphaned orca calf in lagoon off Vancouver Island
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - An official with Fisheries and Oceans Canada says rescue efforts to get an orphaned orca calf out of a lagoon off Vancouver Island have been hampered by challenging tides. Paul Cottre...
Mar 29, 2024