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Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya's coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says
DERNA, Libya (AP) - The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods in Libya's eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts continue, Marie el-Drese, Secr...
Sep 14, 2023
More evacuation orders coming down around West Kelowna, B.C., wildfire
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The area under evacuation order around a wildfire in West Kelowna, B.C., is gradually shrinking. The Central Okanagan emergency operations centre says residents of 16 properties a...
Sep 14, 2023
One arrested, two dead, as RCMP probe homicide in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say they are investigating a double homicide. A statement from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment says officers were called to reports of shots fi...
Sep 14, 2023
Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state's nonpartisan top elections official ahead of a 2024 presidential election. Democrats say ...
Sep 14, 2023
Youth arrested for bear-spray attack on Sikh teen in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
KELOWNA - RCMP say they've arrested a youth after a bear-spray attack on a Sikh teenager who was riding a bus in Kelowna, B.C. Corp. Michael Gauthier with Kelowna RCMP says in a statement that video s...
Sep 14, 2023
Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts t...
Sep 14, 2023
Woman who was one of eight people to overdose Sunday in Montreal has died: police
Montreal police have announced the death of a 42-year-old woman who was one of eight people who overdosed on Sunday in the city's downtown. Const. Jeanne Drouin says the woman died in hospital Tuesday...
Sep 14, 2023
WestJet union should apologize for trying to 'silence' free speech, Poilievre says
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize for trying to silence free speech. Poilievre used the public announcement system to giv...
Sep 14, 2023
WestJet union should apologize for trying to 'silence' free speech, Poilievre says
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize for trying to silence free speech. Poilievre used the public announcement system to giv...
Sep 14, 2023
Richie Laryea returns to Toronto FC for first time since leaving for Vancouver
VANCOUVER - For the second time in his career, Richie Laryea is returning to a former club. Laryea joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in August from English Premier League side Nottingham Forest, after hi...
Sep 14, 2023
