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Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024
Raiders roll to win over Broncos at Hillside Stadium
KAMLOOPS -- A tilt featuring winless B.C. Football Conference teams went the way of the Vancouver Island Raiders of Nanaimo on Saturday (Aug. 3) at Hillside Stadium. The Raiders improved to 1-2 with a...
Aug 04, 2024
Liberals borrow 'weird' tactic from Democrats in latest attack on Pierre Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Liberals are labelling federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre "weird" in a new line of attack borrowed from the United States Democrats. Several Liberal MPs, including one cabinet m...
Aug 04, 2024
Bronze from boxing's Sanford extends Canada's medal streak in Paris to nine days
PARIS - Wyatt Sanford ended one streak and continued another on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics. The boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., was defeated in his 63.5-kilogram semifinal bout against France's Sofiane ...
Aug 04, 2024
Off-duty Toronto police officer shot in leg by man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
TORONTO - An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after he recognized a man wanted for murder. Toronto police say the off-duty officer called for backup and a chase ensue...
Aug 04, 2024
UK police face far-right rioters seeking to enter hotel thought to be housing asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) - Police in the north of England town of Rotherham were struggling to hold back a mob of far-right activists Sunday who were seeking to break into a hotel believed to be housing asylum see...
Aug 04, 2024
Canada eliminated from women's basketball at Paris Olympics after loss to Nigeria
LILLE - Canada is out of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics after losing 79-70 to Nigeria on Sunday. The Canadians went winless across their three preliminary round matchups and f...
Aug 04, 2024
COLLINS: Airport changes done the right way
WITH ALL THE DEMANDS for supportive and low-income housing, and mandates from the province to reach housing goals, it's nice for City Council to have an easy decision to make once in a while. Fears of...
Aug 04, 2024
Sanford takes home bronze in Olympic men's 63.5-kilogram boxing
PARIS - Canada's Wyatt Sanford has taken home a bronze medal in Olympic men's boxing after falling to France's Sofiane Oumiha in the semifinals of the 63.5-kilogram category. The judges scored the mat...
Aug 04, 2024
Jasper residents whose homes were burnt by wildfire offered bus tours to view damage
Jasper residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire will be able to view the devastation first-hand as bus tours through the Alberta town begin Sunday. Emergency manag...
Aug 04, 2024
