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Jury in murder-conspiracy trial to hear final arguments about Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - Lawyers are set to make final arguments to a jury today in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. Jurors...
Jul 30, 2024
Animals, like those in Jasper, know how to dodge wildfires, say biologists
JASPER - Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. "She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now," the federal agency said o...
Jul 30, 2024
Wildfire update planned in B.C. as crews battle about 360 blazes
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is scheduled to give an update on the wildfire situation today as some areas in the province cool off while others flare. Bowinn Ma and ...
Jul 30, 2024
Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 5 and bury many others in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed five people and left many others feared trapped under the debris, the Press Trust of India reported. Th...
Jul 29, 2024
Reports: Blue Jays trade LHP Kikuchi to Houston for RHP Jake Bloss, others
TORONTO - Yusei Kikuchi is headed for Houston. According to several reports Monday night, the Toronto Blue Jays are sending the 33-year-old left-handed pitcher to the Astros in return for a package th...
Jul 29, 2024
Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives
RICHMOND, B.C. - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia. BC United's director of communications Adam Wilson says in a s...
Jul 29, 2024
Shapovalov dominates in opening win in Washington
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Denis Shapovalov didn't waste any time winning his first-round singles match at the Mubadala City DC Open on Monday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., athlete defeated Roberto Bautista Agut...
Jul 29, 2024
Elway says biggest mistake as Broncos' GM was bypassing Allen for Chubb
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - John Elway says passing on quarterback Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL draft was probably his biggest mistake as general manager of the Denver Broncos. "Last year I played (golf) wi...
Jul 29, 2024
Fall leads to critical injury at Nanaimo’s Pipers Lagoon Park
NANAIMO - Several resources and Good Samaritans worked together in response to a seriously injured person who fell 10 meters from a steep rock face in Nanaimo's north end. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) re...
Jul 29, 2024
NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search, two people familiar with the matter said Monday, in part because of c...
Jul 29, 2024