CanadaJun 23, 2025
Canada's 3x3 Women begin the World Cup with back-to-back wins
Canada's 3x3 Women's National Basketball Team has made a strong start to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2025. The Canadian team won both of its first matches today.
The Canadian team defeated Latvia 17-10 in their first match.
In the second match, Canada faced Austria. Canada won the match by a margin of 20-15.
Saicha Grant Allen’s performance for Canada today was tremendous, as she yielded a total of 15 points today for Canada.
Now the Canadian team will face France and Hungary on Wednesday.
BCJun 23, 2025
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The same ruling that was issued on Friday but only published online on Monday grants a temporary stay of the cull until a ruling on an appeal that will be held no later than the week of July 21.
It says Universal Ostrich Farms has satisfied all three tests required for a temporary stay on the cull of about 400 birds at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., that has become the focus o
BCJun 23, 2025
BC: Police warn about elaborate bank scam
A bank fraud case has been reported in British Columbia, where a 68-year-old woman from Mission lost $60,000. The RCMP said the woman reported the money to police on May 28 after losing the money to the scam.
Investigators said the woman received a call from a person who claimed to be from the bank, saying that her bank card had been compromised and that new cards were being issued. According to police, a rideshare driver was sent to her home to collect the card and the woman handed it over.
An hour later, the scammer called back to say that all of her bank accounts had been compromised and
BCJun 23, 2025
Nanaimo RCMP is investigating an assault at a local mall
On June 16, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, police responded to a report of an assault at North Town Center Mall, 4750 Rutherford Road in Nanaimo.A woman’s dog, which was off-leash, ran aggressively at a male and his leashed dog. The male stepped in to prevent his dog from getting hurt and kicked the woman’s dog.
The woman tried to intervene, and the male pushed her to the ground. The woman got up, facing the male and he struck her head with his head, causing her to crumple to the ground. Witnesses reported that the suspect then ran away, looking for his dog.The witnesses stayed on the sc
CanadaJun 23, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 29 points and Thunder beat Pacers 103-91 for NBA title
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-91 and win the NBA championship.
Jalen Williams scored 21 for the Thunder, who were pushed to a Game 7 brink in the NBA Finals _ but finished off aseason for the ages. Oklahoma City won 84 games between the regular season and the playoffs, tying the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls for third-most in any season.
The Pacers lost star Tyrese Haliburton early in Game 7 to a serious lower right leg injury.