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Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say
VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...
Jul 14, 2021
Shuswap community of Seymour Arm placed under evacuation alert
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has put the community of Seymour Arm on evacuation alert.The CSRD's Emergency Operations Centre says the alert is due to the 230-hectare Huna...
Jul 14, 2021
Brazilian leader evaluated for possible emergency surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was being evaluated Wednesday for possible emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction, his office said. Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the...
Jul 14, 2021
Cedar Rd., Stewart Ave. targeted for new pedestrian safety upgrades
NANAIMO - Two troublesome areas in the region will receive provincial funding to bolster safety for pedestrians.A portion of Hwy. 1, also known as Stewart Ave., connecting Nanaimo's downtown to Depart...
Jul 14, 2021
Whitecroft- and Ashcroft-area fires show growth Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - There has been growth on a pair of fires within the Kamloops Fire Centre.According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Embleton Mountain fire near Whitecroft is now measured at 516 hectares.H...
Jul 14, 2021
Vancouver Canucks unveil branding for new Abbotsford AHL team
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Vancouver Canucks' new American Hockey League affiliate will be called as the Abbotsford Canucks. The club announced the team's name on Instagram Wednesday with a short video sh...
Jul 14, 2021
Canadian Jeff Gustafson looking to finish 2021 Elite Series season with strong effort
Now that he's back on the right side of qualifying for the '22 Bassmaster Classic, Canadian Jeff Gustafson's goal is to stay there. The Kenora, Ont., angler heads into the Elite Series' final event 34...
Jul 14, 2021
Kamloops RCMP looking for owner of wooden urn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for the owner of what is believed to be a wooden urn.In June, police were contacted regarding a wooden urn, and what appeared to be a bag of ashes, turned into a l...
Jul 14, 2021
State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - A coalition of frustrated legislators from across the U.S. Midwest is formally asking the White House and Canada's federal government to reopen the border to fully vaccinated travellers. ...
Jul 14, 2021
Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna crane collapse as body found
KELOWNA, B.C. - The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered.A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as memb...
Jul 14, 2021
