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Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021
Ohio announces 1st winners of Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...
May 26, 2021
Officials ask public to keep social groups small as B.C. reports 250 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister and provincial health officer are encouraging residents to limit their socialization with others, as the number of COVID-19 cases dips. Adrian Dix and Dr....
May 26, 2021
Island Health drops to pre-2021 levels of new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The early 2021 swell of COVID-19 within Island Health, which never really abated, is now behind the health authority. Island Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 26, some...
May 26, 2021
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...
May 26, 2021
Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...
May 26, 2021
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda on verge of joining select soccer company
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda can join a select group Thursday when the MAC Hermann Trophy winner is announced by the Missouri Athletic Club. The 22-year-old Oregon State junior is one of three male ...
May 26, 2021
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is 'appalled' at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...
May 26, 2021
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is 'appalled' at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...
May 26, 2021
Blue Jays-Yankees game postponed, doubleheader Thursday
NEW YORK - A game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed due to a forecast of poor weather and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursda...
May 26, 2021