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Calgary mayor, Alberta minister to discuss bike lanes as threats of removal loom
EDMONTON - It was 10 years ago this month that Edmonton city staff returned a national traffic safety award when the councillors of the day voted to rip up a trio of bike lanes that played a small rol...
Jul 29, 2025
Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well
BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stron...
Jul 29, 2025
India says 3 militants behind Kashmir shooting that sparked tensions with Pakistan have been killed
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's home minister said Tuesday that three suspected militants who were killed in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir a day earlier were responsible for the gun massacre in the region t...
Jul 29, 2025
Russia kills 21 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian glide bombs and missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight, killing at least 21 people, officials said Tuesday, as Russia kept up its bombardment ...
Jul 29, 2025
Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
NEW YORK (AP) - A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, of...
Jul 28, 2025
Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
NEW YORK (AP) - A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, of...
Jul 28, 2025
Edmonton police warn extortions, arsons targeting South Asian businesses resurging
EDMONTON - Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Can...
Jul 28, 2025
Jays Springer 'doing all right' after getting struck in head by fastball
BALTIMORE (AP) - George Springer twisted his head, absorbed the full impact of a fastball near the ear flap of his helmet, and dropped to the ground in a heap. As Toronto's designated hitter lay prone...
Jul 28, 2025
Orioles pound 4 homers, 16 hits to beat Blue Jays 11-4, Springer nailed by wild pitch
BALTIMORE (AP) - Ramn Laureano homered and drove in three runs, Adley Rutschman marked his return from the injured list with three hits and two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Ja...
Jul 28, 2025
Mole Mobile rolls into the mid-Island for skin cancer screenings
NANAIMO - As cases of skin cancer continue to increase in the province, a group of mobile dermatologists is inviting mid-Island residents to come and get their moles checked out.The Mole Mobile will b...
Jul 28, 2025