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Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) - A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, ...
Dec 19, 2021
Peng Shuai tells paper she never wrote of being assaulted
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has told a Singapore newspaper that she never said she wrote of having been sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her tha...
Dec 19, 2021
Peng Shuai tells paper she never wrote of being assaulted
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has told a Singapore newspaper that she never said she wrote of having been sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her tha...
Dec 19, 2021
Man charged with attempted murder after weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A man has been charged with attempted murder after a weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo RCMP say they were called to a home at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday after two people in their...
Dec 19, 2021
Stastny scores two to lift Jets 4-2 over Blues, Winnipeg's last game for awhile
WINNIPEG - Linemates Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele and Paul Stastny accounted for all the goals to propel the Jets to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday and give interim Winnipeg head c...
Dec 19, 2021
Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand l...
Dec 19, 2021
Crash victim with Vernon ties facing long recovery from numerous injuries
The son of a long-time Vernon area family is slowly recovering from serious injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash earlier this month.Adam Haubrich was driving on the Whistler-Squamish Highway Dec...
Dec 19, 2021
Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced its decision to continue with in-person exams, despite concerns from students about the spre...
Dec 19, 2021
Federal government stays mum as Manchin says 'No' to Biden bill with EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The Prime Minister's Office isn't saying anything about a key U.S. senator's decision to put President Joe Biden's controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia Sen. Joe...
Dec 19, 2021
Kripps pilots Canada to bronze, Coackwell ties record for medals by a brakeman
ALTENBERG, Germany - Justin Kripps bounced back from a crash in training to pilot Canada to silver in a World Cup four-man bobsled race Sunday. The 34-year-old from Summerland, B.C., teamed up with Ca...
Dec 19, 2021
