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'It's a serious blow:' cannabis producer Tilray announces shut down of Nanaimo operation
NANAIMO - A large employer in the city is pulling out of Nanaimo, leaving hundreds of people out of work.Tilray announced on Wednesday, Sept. 15, it would close its Nanaimo cultivation facility and of...
Sep 15, 2021

B.C. reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia officials reported 661 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Wednesday. The Health Ministry says in a news release that from Sept. 7 to 13, people who were not ful...
Sep 15, 2021

Robbie Ray fans 13; Bo Bichette drives in five as Blue Jays beat Rays 6-3
TORONTO - Bo Bichette knocked in five runs, and starter Robbie Ray struck out 13 to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win in the rubber match against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Bichette slamme...
Sep 15, 2021

Toronto FC in search of answers after controversial call in loss to Inter Miami
Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis worked the phones Wednesday, trying to get an explanation for a disallowed goal in his club's controversial 1-0 loss to Inter Miami CF the night before. Curtis reached out to ...
Sep 15, 2021

RCMP seek wanted woman
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties are seeking your help in locating a wanted woman.Thirty-year-old Jade Ashley Quock is wanted on six outstanding arrest warrants stemming from multiple investigat...
Sep 15, 2021

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A lawyer representing a man opposed to the extension of an injunction against ongoing protests over old-growth logging says the B.C. Supreme Court should keep in mind public concerns o...
Sep 15, 2021

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A lawyer representing a man opposed to the extension of an injunction against ongoing protests over old-growth logging says the B.C. Supreme Court should keep in mind public concerns o...
Sep 15, 2021

Ex-House speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert's refus...
Sep 15, 2021

Canadian featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie to fight on UFC 268 undercard
Canadian featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie will fight American Melsik (The Gun) Baghdasaryan on the undercard of UFC 268 on Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden. Both fighters are graduates of Dana Wh...
Sep 15, 2021

States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how many Afghan evacuees from among the first group of nearly ...
Sep 15, 2021