AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is t...

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is t...

NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who used a knife to rob a south Nanaimo liquor store. RCMP say a man with his face partially covered entered the University Liquor store at 520 Fifth St. around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, and jumped over the counter with a knife in his hand demanding money from the till. The ...

CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA - A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air. Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada at near...

OTTAWA - The RCMP's police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says. The evaluation of RCMP police dog services reveals numerous challenges for the program that supplies and trains four-legged he...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian D...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian D...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday. Yoon's presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the imp...

NANAIMO - Quick scoring in the second period proved to be the difference as the Alberni Valley Bulldogs pushed past the Clippers Friday night. An eventful week for the Nanaimo Clippers, which saw them lose two top players, led into a key weekend against two Island opponents, starting Friday, Dec. 13. A relatively tight...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Shane Pinto scored twice, Linus Ullmark stopped 32 shots, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night. Nick Jensen had a goal and an assist as the Senators won for the fourth time in five games. Nick Cousins and Michael Amadio both chipped in with two assists. Ullmark g...