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Where the federal party leaders are on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Gatineau, Que. 9 p.m. - Take part in English-language deba...
Sep 08, 2021
Guerrero, streaking Jays drop sliding Yanks from top WC spot
NEW YORK (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 41st home run and the streaking Toronto Blue Jays knocked the slumping Yankees out of the AL's top wild-card spot, beating New York 6-3 Wednesday night. T...
Sep 08, 2021
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the French-language debate on Wednesday
GATINEAU, Que. - The official French-language televised debate took place Wednesday night at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. Here are some key quotes from Liberals' Justin Trudeau, the Conserv...
Sep 08, 2021
Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25 after claiming the st...
Sep 08, 2021
Canada wastes little time putting El Salvador to the sword in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Early strikes by Atiba Hutchinson and Jonathan David gave Canada the lead and Tajon Buchanan added an exclamation-point goal in the second half of a convincing 3-0 win over El Salvador in CO...
Sep 08, 2021
Vancouver police investigate death of man pinned by car at drive-thru
Vancouver police are investigating the death of a man at a restaurant's drive-thru early Wednesday morning. In a news release, police say Vancouver Fire Rescue Services were called to a McDonald's res...
Sep 08, 2021
The Latest: Leaders face off in French-language debate, first of two official events
The Latest on the French-language leaders' debate among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet and Green P...
Sep 08, 2021
Parking concerns boil over at Frank J. Ney Elementary School
NANAIMO - Parking challenges forced a contentious start to the school year for those around Frank J. Ney Elementary School. A small group of residents are discouraging parents from using popular drop-...
Sep 08, 2021
Active cases in Island Health near unchanged as B.C. sees curve flattening
NANAIMO - A minimal change in active cases for Island Health.A further 62 cases were confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, Sept. 8, including 30 in the central Island. Six were based in the north o...
Sep 08, 2021
Canadian guard Pangos finally NBA-bound, signs two-year deal with Cavaliers
Canadian Kevin Pangos is finally NBA-bound. The Cleveland Cavaliers signed the 28-year-old guard, who'd spent the past six years playing in Europe, to a two-year deal on Wednesday, according to his ag...
Sep 08, 2021
