“Hard to believe,” the Oakville, Ont., product said of being on the cusp of becoming the 375th player to reach the 1,000-game mark. “It’s hard… Read More »Maple Leafs captain John Tavares on the cusp of 1,000th NHL game | NanaimoNewsNOW
“Honestly hard to explain,” he said. “I don’t know. I don’t know… I honestly don’t know. “We’re trying.” And not getting very far. The Islanders… Read More »NHL notebook: Offensively challenged New York Islanders searching for answers | NanaimoNewsNOW
But VanVleet picked up the slack for Toronto, hitting two 3-pointers and scoring 10 points. Toronto closed the game on a 12-5 run. The Knicks… Read More »Siakam scores career-high 52 as Raptors snap Knicks’ NBA-leading 8-game win streak | NanaimoNewsNOW
Amnesty said it has documented that thousands of workers, predominantly from South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa, “have been subjected to labor abuses, abysmally low… Read More »Amnesty calls on Canada Soccer to support compensation for migrant workers in Qatar NanaimoNewsNOW
Despite the early start times for games on the west coast — time-zone differences between Canada and Qatar range from seven to 11 hours —… Read More »Canada soccer fans opt for communal viewings of ‘monumental’ World Cup appearance NanaimoNewsNOW
The title is currently held by South African fan Thulani Ngcobo, who went to 31 games in 2010. Kormish, if all things go according to… Read More »‘I freaking love it:’ Canadian soccer superfan going for Guinness record at World Cup | NanaimoNewsNOW
The van arrived earlier in November and is due to remain on city streets for roughly another week, weather dependent, Thompson said. When its time… Read More »High-tech, laser-outfitted van surveying Nanaimo road conditions | NanaimoNewsNOW
Former Canada Soccer COO Kevan Pipe remembers Fleming as “a person who forced an organization to get better.” And to get better by thinking of… Read More »Former Canada Soccer president Jim Fleming dies at age 87 on eve of World Cup | NanaimoNewsNOW
The NHL Coaching Insights App and the NHL Venue Metrics App both run on SAP’s Business Technology Platform. Instead of visualizing in-game data like shots,… Read More »NHL deploys new cloud-based app to track greenhouse emissions of its arenas | NanaimoNewsNOW
Carnet said Puig’s lawyer, Keri Axel, has also clarified that under the sentencing guidelines he is eligible for probation. “I want to make clear that… Read More »Puig’s agent: Ex-MLB star felt `rushed’ at probe with feds | NanaimoNewsNOW