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CAIRO (AP) - At least 68 African migrants died and 74 others were missing after their boat capsized Sunday in the waters off Yemen, the U.N.'s migration agency said. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the Inte...

Fire crews worked through Saturday night to battle the growing wildfire on Vancouver Island that has led to the evacuation of nearly 400 properties. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire burning along...

NANAIMO - Thousands of new trees on private lots around Nanaimo have been planted since the adoption of a popular program. The City of Nanaimo's annual tree voucher program launched last week, which a...

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies today is forecast to fill the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy dust. Environment Canada says the smoke is causing or expected to cause po...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated all-star catcher Alejandro Kirk from the seven-day injured list. He is also active for Sunday's series finale against the Kansas City Royals. In other m...

OTTAWA - A 4.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of British Columbia. Earthquakes Canada says the quake struck Sunday around 6:20 a.m. local time. It was recorded at a depth of 15 kilometres,...

SINGAPORE - Canada's Summer McIntosh capped a dominant world swimming championships with her fourth gold medal on Sunday, winning the women's 400-metre individual medley in championship-record time. T...

NANAIMO - It's been more than fifty years since Nanaimo's last major box lacrosse title.The 1969 Nanaimo Luckies senior B team was the last national championship the Harbour City has had in Canada's o...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - It was a red flag for Major League Baseball at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds was suspended in the ...

PORTHCAWL, Wales (AP) - Miyu Yamashita was crooked off the tee and struggled on the greens, a rough combination that led to a hard-fought round of 2-over 74 on Saturday that shrunk her lead to one sho...