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Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...
Jul 30, 2021
Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
HONG KONG (AP) - A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first case under Hong Kong's national security law as Beijing tightens control over the t...
Jul 30, 2021
Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87
DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a...
Jul 30, 2021
Canada's Joshua Primo, Chris Duarte selected back-to-back in Round 1 of NBA draft
Toronto's Joshua Primo was the first of two Canadians to be selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday's NBA draft. The 18-year-old guard from the University of Alabama was taken 12th overal...
Jul 30, 2021
Canada loses heartbreaker to Mexico on late goal at Gold Cup semifinal in Houston
HOUSTON - A gutted Canada exited the Gold Cup on Thursday, sent home by a heartbreaking 99th-minute goal in a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF tournament semifinal. But the young Canadian side sent ...
Jul 30, 2021
Canadian women's eight crew captures rowing gold; first in event since 1992
TOKYO - The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The eight rowers crossed the line first in Friday's final in a time of five minutes 59.13 seconds at Sea Forest ...
Jul 29, 2021
Guerrero hits 3-run homer out of Fenway as Jays rout Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer all the way out of Fenway Park, Hyun Jin Ryu held Boston to two hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Red Sox 13-1 on Thu...
Jul 29, 2021
Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87
DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a...
Jul 29, 2021
TNRD downgrades Evacuation Orders around Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has downgraded three Evacuation Orders around the Sparks Lake wildfire west of Kamloops.An Evacuation Order for Electoral Area "J" (Copper Desert Count...
Jul 29, 2021
TNRD rescinds a portion of Evacuation Order near Tremont Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A portion of the Evacuation Order near Barnes Lake in Electoral Area "I" (Blue Sky Country) has been downgraded to an Evacuation Alert.The following 41 properties are no longer on an Evacua...
Jul 29, 2021
