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B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021
Blue Jays fall 5-2 to Cleveland in extra-inning loss
TORONTO - The Blue Jays revelry in their Rogers Centre return ended with an extra-inning defeat to Cleveland on Monday. Toronto's 5-2, 10th-inning loss halted a three-for-three start in their return t...
Aug 02, 2021
Evacuation order to be downgraded for Spences Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced it will downgrade an evacuation order for Spences Bridge on Tuesday (Aug. 3) at noon.Highway 8 is expected to re-open at the same time...
Aug 02, 2021
Record-holding Canadian sprinter, Olympic medallist Angela Bailey dies at 59
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Angela Bailey, the Canadian women's record holder in the 100 metres sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditio...
Aug 02, 2021
Blue Jays trade Axford to Brewers for cash considerations
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they have traded John Axford to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. The 38-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 0.84 ERA over 10 2/3 innings in Triple-A, ...
Aug 02, 2021
Judge denies new trial request in Mollie Tibbetts case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man's request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield week...
Aug 02, 2021
VIDEO: Massive march honours missing children from former Penelakut residential school
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous children at Canada's residential schools. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential Sch...
Aug 02, 2021
US hits 70% vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden's goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swa...
Aug 02, 2021
Mask mandate reinstated in San Francisco Bay Area amid surge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a mask mandate for all indoor settings as COVID-19 infections surge be...
Aug 02, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry among 16 people appointed to receive province's Order of B.C.
VICTORIA - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of 16 people appointed to receive the province's highest honour, the Order of British Columbia. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin says in a statement s...
Aug 02, 2021
