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Lyft says it will launch ride-hailing in Vancouver before the end of the year
VANCOUVER - Ride-hailing company Lyft says it plans to be operating in Vancouver before the end of this year. The Passenger Transportation Board in B.C. has yet to unveil its final ride-hailing regula...
Aug 14, 2019
Lyft says it will launch ride-hailing in Vancouver before the end of the year
VANCOUVER - Ride-hailing company Lyft says it plans to be operating in Vancouver before the end of this year. The Passenger Transportation Board in B.C. has yet to unveil its final ride-hailing regula...
Aug 14, 2019
Soccer star Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane
LONDON - Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British acc...
Aug 14, 2019
AP Source: Epstein jail guards suspected of falsifying logs
NEW YORK - Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half-hour as required, according ...
Aug 14, 2019
Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize
HONG KONG - Flights resumed at Hong Kong's airport Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the au...
Aug 14, 2019
A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault by Swedish court
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish court on Wednesday found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault for his role in a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm that drew the close attention of U.S. President Donald T...
Aug 14, 2019
5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care centre
ERIE, Pa. - A day care centre where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The victim...
Aug 14, 2019
Firefighting planes battle blaze on Greek island of Evia
ATHENS, Greece - Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters were battling a wildfire burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday...
Aug 14, 2019
Roger Sloan to hold free junior golf clinic in Merritt
KAMLOOPS --- Roger Sloan is returning home later this month. He will be in Merritt August 28 for a free junior golf clinich at the Merritt Golf and Country Club. Sloan had a breakout season on the PGA...
Aug 14, 2019 Image credit: Merritt Golf and Country Club
Cannabis company Tilray reports Q2 loss grew to US$35.1M, revenue up
NANAIMO, B.C. - Cannabis company Tilray Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter as revenue soared compared with a year ago before legalization of the recreational market in Canada late last year. T...
Aug 14, 2019
