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The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): 9:00 a.m. Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., will hold another news conference this morning as they urge all residents of...
Nov 17, 2021
Parole granted to inmate who was key in juvenile life debate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana parole board granted parole on Wednesday to Henry Montgomery, whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sen...
Nov 17, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., residents urged to flee low-lying area as flood risk escalates
VANCOUVER - Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., say residents of the low-lying Sumas Prairie area south of the city face a significant risk to life and must get out immediately. An evacuation order was iss...
Nov 17, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., residents urged to flee low-lying area as flood risk escalates
VANCOUVER - Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., say residents of the low-lying Sumas Prairie area south of the city face a significant risk to life and must get out immediately. An evacuation order was iss...
Nov 17, 2021
Private Canadian astronaut gears up for 'pain' experiments in space
MONTREAL - Mark Pathy has boarded more than his share of vehicles. He and his brother flew to Chicago a few years back for motorcycle school, racing Kawasaki Ninjas as they mastered the sport bike. In...
Nov 17, 2021
House to vote on censuring Gosar over posting violent video
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Oca...
Nov 17, 2021
Coalition pushes for automatic sealing of a criminal record if no new convictions
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society groups are urging the federal Liberals to fundamentally revamp the criminal pardon system by automatically sealing a person's record once they have completed their sen...
Nov 17, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: The unbearable politeness of hoarding – together again
IN TIMES OF CRISIS, our thoughts turn to toilet paper. And food.If you want to know anything about the flood situation in B.C., go to your favourite super market.The one I was at yesterday was busier ...
Nov 17, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation orders to 37 properties south of Spences Bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued flooding evacuation orders to 37 properties in Electoral Area "I" (Blue Sky Country). The district says a flooding event in the area i...
Nov 17, 2021
In Israel, Miss Universe says pageant no place for politics
JERUSALEM (AP) - The reigning Miss Universe said Wednesday the long-running beauty pageant shouldn't be politicized, even though its next edition is being held in Israel amid pressure on contestants t...
Nov 17, 2021
