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NightOwls gathering talent for 2024 WCL baseball season
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will return several key players for their third WCL baseball season.The team has also been hard at work bringing in new talent from across North America and around the world.Mi...
Mar 23, 2024
A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted off Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute. The spacecraft carryin...
Mar 23, 2024
State funeral today for former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Montreal
MONTREAL - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be honoured today at a state funeral in Montreal in the presence of a diverse cross-section of Canadian society, from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Mar 23, 2024
Kate's diagnosis could prompt others to get tested, seek treatment: cancer society
TORONTO - The sharing of a cancer diagnosis from Catherine, the Princess of Wales, could be positive for those going through their own cancer journey or people who need to be more aware of the disease...
Mar 23, 2024
Russian detains 11 people after concert hall attack claimed by Islamic State
MOSCOW (AP) - Eleven people have been detained after an attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed 60, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, accordi...
Mar 23, 2024
Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER - Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own "bungalow." The bee program is a bid to educate people about the need fo...
Mar 23, 2024
Brian Mulroney's state funeral: A closer look at the former prime minister's legacy
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was r...
Mar 23, 2024
Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER - Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own "bungalow." The bee program is a bid to educate people about the need fo...
Mar 23, 2024
COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation
Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health. Among the most widely debunked cl...
Mar 23, 2024
Clippers outgunned by Eagles in 10-6 loss at Surrey
SURREY - The Clippers were on the wrong side of a wild night of offense in Surrey.Nanaimo lost 10-6 in a contest they never led.Surrey was up 3-1 after twenty minutes with the Clippers lone goal going...
Mar 22, 2024