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Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria. RCMP say in a release that seven of the people they arrested Saturday were in violatio...
Jun 20, 2021
Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria. RCMP say in a release that seven of the people they arrested Saturday were in violatio...
Jun 20, 2021
McGuire hits 3 doubles as Ryu, Blue Jays beat Orioles 7-4
BALTIMORE (AP) - Reese McGuire had three doubles during a four-hit performance, leading Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Sunday. Toronto, which snapped a five-game...
Jun 20, 2021
Far right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote
PARIS (AP) - Marine Le Pen's far-right party stumbled, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists crashed and incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections Sunday tha...
Jun 20, 2021
Blaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon has grown further burning 3.5 square kilometres of bush south of Lytton, B.C. The service says the ...
Jun 20, 2021
Body of fourth tuber has been found in North Carolina river
EDEN, N.C. (AP) - The body of a fourth tuber has been found in a North Carolina river following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam, local officials said Sunday...
Jun 20, 2021
Ducharme feels 'helpless' watching Habs from home after positive COVID-19 test
MONTREAL - Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach - hours after testing positive for COVID-19 - was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the S...
Jun 20, 2021
$3M winning lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Someone in Parksville woke up a millionaire. A Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Parksville matched all six numbers along with a ticket purchased in Newfoundland and Labrador.The two ticket ...
Jun 20, 2021
Urgent reforms needed to military justice system to protect misconduct victims: Fish
OTTAWA - A retired Supreme Court judge is calling for urgent reforms to Canada's military justice system to prevent victims of misconduct, sexual and otherwise, from continuing to suffer. Morris Fish ...
Jun 20, 2021
F1 leader Verstappen wins French GP ahead of rival Hamilton
LE CASTELLET, France (AP) - Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap to win the French Grand Prix and extend his lead over his title rival to 12 po...
Jun 20, 2021