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Record fall rains add another chapter to Nanaimo's weather story
NANAIMO -Fresh off the driest spring in Nanaimo's history which then turned into the hottest summer on record, we can now add the wettest fall to the wild weather list of 2021. Environment Canada reco...
Dec 03, 2021

Wayne Gretzky has signed on to co-produce a film on Canadian golf legend Moe Norman
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky is helping bring the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman to the big screen. Norman, who died in 2004 at the age of 75, was a phenomenon in the amateur golfing circuit in th...
Dec 03, 2021

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
DENVER (AP) - Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now, attorneys said during a court hearing ...
Dec 03, 2021

Surprises, disappointments as NHL passes schedule's quarter mark
The NHL recently passed the quarter mark of another season played under the pandemic's long shadow. With that milestone in mind, The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the highlights - and low lig...
Dec 03, 2021

B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021

B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021

Quesnel assault victim left with life-threatening injuries
QUESNEL- RCMP responded to an assault outside of a local shelter just before 9:15 pm last night (Thursday). The report said a man had come into the shelter on 100 block of Carson Ave after reportedly ...
Dec 03, 2021

Senator who challenged O'Toole's leadership excluded from Senate committees
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters has been excluded from all Senate committees after challenging Erin O'Toole's leadership. O'Toole booted the Saskatchewan senator out of the Conservative nati...
Dec 03, 2021

2021 Copper Project provides much needed support for Spirit of the North
PRINCE GEORGE- This year's Copper Project has raised $120,000 for Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. Out of the three year's that this project has been running, this is the largest donation ye...
Dec 03, 2021

Quebec police arrest man for online threats linked to self-declared 'queen of Canada'
MONTREAL - Police north of Montreal say they've arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly making online threats in connection with his support for a woman who claims to be the queen of Canada. Laval, Q...
Dec 03, 2021