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Nanaimo Marine SAR reflects on partnership with Gabriola emergency services
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (472+ words) Stephen Morrison and Ruth Sharun with RCM-SAR Station 27 in Nanaimo in front of one of two vessels they use to respond to emergencies. Since November, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) ambulance staff on Gabriola and the Royal Canadian Marine Search…...
Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
1+ week, 1+ day ago (903+ words) I am Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte, of the Coventry Ovabytes," she said. We are purveyors of fine cordials." Her companion peered through glasses made from fused-together forks. Captain Bob Mc Spoon, inventrepreneur," he said. On a Victorian-era street in rural "amaru,…...
N. B. premier says new toll will go ahead despite concerns of economic impact
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (604+ words) New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt speaks with reporters in Mumbai, India, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she won't back off plans for a new toll near the boundary with Nova Scotia…...
Asia's drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (781+ words) FILE - This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year's Eve ball designed for the U. S. s 250th year. (Eli Ritter/America250 via AP, File) Temple bells rang across Japan, and some climbed mountains to see the year's first sunrise in the…...
Photos of New Year's celebrations across the globe
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (230+ words) The Spec People across the world celebrate the start of 2026, with New York's iconic Times Square ball descending 18 hours after the South Pacific greeted the new year. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. Ontario's new blue…...
Kingston City Council calls for commitment from VIA Rail
8+ mon, 16+ hour ago (402+ words) A VIA rail commuter train After backlash from Kingston and other communities in eastern Ontario forced VIA Rail to postpone a decision that would see services in Kingston cut dramatically, with the rail line focusing on streamlining rides between Montr'al…...