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Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic
TOKYO (AP) - All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. There were...
Aug 16, 2021
Leap in B.C. wildfire activity prompts many more evacuation orders, alerts
A wildfire sparked Sunday near West Kelowna, B.C., now covers at least two square kilometres and has forced evacuations in a large neighbourhood within the City of West Kelowna. The out-of-control wil...
Aug 16, 2021
Leap in B.C. wildfire activity prompts many more evacuation orders, alerts
A wildfire sparked Sunday near West Kelowna, B.C., now covers at least two square kilometres and has forced evacuations in a large neighbourhood within the City of West Kelowna. The out-of-control wil...
Aug 16, 2021
Survey aims to improve mountain biking amenities in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - With mountain biking in a boom period, local stewards are trying to capture the economic impact the fast-growing sport is having in Nanaimo.Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club partnered with several ...
Aug 16, 2021
Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club
NEW YORK (AP) - Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, "Unbound," for her new book club before she had even read it. "She is suc...
Aug 16, 2021
'Keeping these people alive': A volunteer team works to reverse overdoses in Edmonton
EDMONTON - A woman winces as a volunteer crouches down, lifts up her dress and looks at a deep gash running along her right leg. "You need to go to the hospital right now," Angie Staines says, as the ...
Aug 16, 2021
Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's legal team is expected to argue today there is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions law. The B.C. Supreme Court ...
Aug 16, 2021
Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's legal team is expected to argue today there is no evidence showing the Huawei executive caused international bank HSBC to violate U.S. sanctions law. The B.C. Supreme Court ...
Aug 16, 2021
Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the king Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support t...
Aug 15, 2021
Hundreds of properties evacuated as wind prompts growth in B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says evacuation orders have been issued for hundreds of properties throughout the province as high winds intensified the spread of multiple blazes. The City of Kaml...
Aug 15, 2021