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B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles
VANCOUVER - Summer isn't fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman. It means restless nights with his wife and son in an overheating ground-floor basement suite that lacks air conditioning. "...
Aug 07, 2023
Multiple passengers dead after charter bus crashes in Pennsylvania, police say
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Multiple passengers died after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, state police said. The crash happened ...
Aug 07, 2023
England advances over Nigeria on penalty kicks despite James' red card at the Women's World Cup
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - England won without star Lauren James, who was ejected with a red card, to beat Nigeria on penalty kicks Monday and advance to the quarterfinals at the Women's World Cup. Th...
Aug 07, 2023
As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints
OTTAWA - Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party's foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he'd approach the world stage as prime ...
Aug 07, 2023
2 Southern California firefighters and a pilot were killed after a mid-air collision, officials say
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) - Three people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided in Southern California on Sunday while fighting a blaze in Riverside County, emergency officials said. One o...
Aug 07, 2023
Niger's junta shuts airspace, accuses nations of plans to invade as regional deadline passes
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's mutinous soldiers closed the country's airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president and said ...
Aug 06, 2023
Scarborough, Calgary win CEBL conference semifinals, advance to championship weekend
OTTAWA - The Scarborough Shooting Stars are packing for an exciting weekend on the West Coast. The Ottawa BlackJacks are packing it up for the season. The Shooting Stars, who trailed 37-30 at halftime...
Aug 06, 2023
Lauther plays hero as Riders clip Redblacks 26-24 on late 54-yard field goal
REGINA - Brett Lauther's 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the game propelled the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 26-24 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday in Regina. The victory ended ...
Aug 06, 2023
AP: Coyotes agree to 1-year, $3.9 million deal with defenceman Dumba
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Defenceman Matt Dumba has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on ...
Aug 06, 2023
Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have prompted evacuation orders as crews continue to battle the blazes over the long weekend. A post by the Columbia Shuswap...
Aug 06, 2023
