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Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP say a search was underway in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., for a man who is presumed to have drowned after falling off a sailboat. Police say they were called Monday evening t...
Apr 12, 2022
Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him. CBS' final round coverag...
Apr 12, 2022
Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."...
Apr 12, 2022
California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors Tuesday and acknowledged she made...
Apr 12, 2022
FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played
GENEVA (AP) - Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing "irreparable and chaotic" harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court. The legal debate betwee...
Apr 12, 2022
Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...
Apr 12, 2022
Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...
Apr 12, 2022
Quebec coroner calls for better communication after father kills children, self
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's report into the 2019 deaths of a Montreal father and his two young children is calling for more communication between public health authorities to monitor the risk of dom...
Apr 12, 2022
Villarreal stuns Bayern to reach Champions League semis
MUNICH (AP) - Villarreal stunned six-time European champion Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday thanks to Samuel Chukwueze's 88th-minute go...
Apr 12, 2022
Financial reporting at its finest in Coldstream
The District of Coldstream has been honoured for its financial reporting for the 11th straight year.The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the C...
Apr 12, 2022
