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Trump administration seeks $1 billion settlement from UCLA, a White House official says
The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about th...
Aug 08, 2025
PETERS: With Hot Nite in the City, we celebrate our freedom and scorn more logical forms of transportation
HEAD DOWNTOWN THIS WEEKEND and you will find a whirlwind of activity for our little city. At Riverside, it's time once again for Pork in the Park - Ribfest, that annual celebration of barbecue that ke...
Aug 08, 2025
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
CHICAGO (AP) - James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest,...
Aug 08, 2025
Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to B.C. after tour boat runs aground
Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it is looking into what happened when a sightseeing vessel ran aground in the waters off Metro Vancouver last weekend. The agency says investigators have been...
Aug 08, 2025
Resident still nervous despite returning after evacuation from home for B.C. wildfire
A Vancouver Island artist who was evacuated from her home studio near an out-of-control wildfire says she remains nervous despite being allowed back this week. Ina-Griet Raatz-von Hirschhausen, whose ...
Aug 08, 2025
Campbell River woman handed 13-year prison sentence for drug trafficking
CAMPBELL RIVER - A lengthy jail sentence was applied to a woman who pleaded guilty in connection to highly publicized drug busts in Campbell River. Leah Marie Lewis, 57, was handed 13 years behind bar...
Aug 08, 2025
PM Carney says Israel taking over Gaza City will hurt both Palestinians and hostages
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Israel's announced plan to take over part of the Gaza Strip will further a humanitarian crisis for Palestinians and hostages. Israel's cabinet has approved a p...
Aug 08, 2025
Iran International network says two journalists working in Canada targeted by regime
OTTAWA - Two journalists working for Iran International in Canada are among dozens who have been targeted by regime officials in recent weeks, the network says. Iran International is a prominent onlin...
Aug 08, 2025
Whitecaps ready for home stretch of MLS season after a welcome week off
VANCOUVER - It was the calm before the storm. The Vancouver Whitecaps used a weeklong break to rest and recharge - though they still made waves off the pitch with the acquisition of former Bayern Muni...
Aug 08, 2025
American company Lyten interested in purchasing Northvolt battery plant in Quebec
MONTREAL - Lyten, an American company, has announced it hopes to purchase the Northvolt battery plant in Quebec. This comes after the company shared Thursday it entered into a deal buy Northvolt's ass...
Aug 08, 2025
