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Section of Mabel Lake Forest Service Road to be closed temporarily
VERNON - Due to some safety improvement work, the Mabel Lake Forest Service Road (FSR) will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow (Aug.6 ) until August 20th. The closure will be between the 14-kilom...
Aug 05, 2019 (Mabel Lake FSR pictured on map)
New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country's abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a crime. While abo...
Aug 05, 2019
'Supernatural,' 'Arrow' makers: CW dramas ending on a high
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The makers of "Supernatural" and "Arrow" say they're bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. "You don't want to be the last person at a party, even if it's the best...
Aug 05, 2019
Japan's NEC shows 'flying car' hovering steadily for minute
ABIKO, Japan - Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching ...
Aug 04, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she will not resign
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam maintained that she has no plans to resign in the face of a turbulent pro-democracy movement that held a general strike Monday, leading to more than 100 flight cancellation...
Aug 04, 2019
US, South Korea prepare military drills despite North's ire
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail fragile nuclear...
Aug 04, 2019
China's yuan falls below sensitive level of 7 to US dollar
BEIJING - China's central bank allowed its yuan to fall below the politically sensitive level of seven to the U.S. dollar on Monday, possibly adding to trade tension with Washington. The currency weak...
Aug 04, 2019
3 family members killed in California sea cliff collapse
ENCINITAS, Calif. - Three women killed when a Southern California sea cliff collapsed were members of a family gathered on a beach to celebrate one of them having survived breast cancer, authorities a...
Aug 04, 2019
Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a 'hit list' and a 'rape list'
DAYTON, Ohio - High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended for compiling a "hit list" of those he wanted to kill and a "rape list" of...
Aug 04, 2019
DeVonte Dedmon runs back two kicks for TDs, Redblacks beat Alouettes in OT
MONTREAL - Ottawa Redblacks kicker Lewis Ward has made so many consecutive field goals he's lost count. But the latest one will be remembered for a while. Ward's third field goal of the night cam...
Aug 04, 2019
