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Heat warnings span B.C. Interior, southern areas to see temperatures up to 37 C
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a swath of British Columbia's Interior stretching from Grand Forks near the U.S. border to areas north of Prince George. The weather agency ...
Jul 28, 2025
Tropical Storm Keli forms and is second cyclone now in central Pacific Ocean
HONOLULU (AP) - A second tropical cyclone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean alongside a Category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Keli has maximum sustained winds o...
Jul 28, 2025
After tough start to season, Canada's Leylah Fernandez rides momentum into NBO
MONTREAL - Leylah Fernandez won't sugar-coat it. Less than 24 hours after winning the D.C. Open, Fernandez offered a blunt assessment of her season before that title run. "The rest of the year hasn't ...
Jul 28, 2025
Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innov...
Jul 28, 2025
Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.
Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned. RCMP say police ...
Jul 28, 2025
Canadian midfielder Mathieu Choiniere joins Los Angeles FC on loan from Swiss club
LOS ANGELES - Canadian international midfielder Mathieu Choiniere is returning to Major League Soccer, joining Los Angeles FC on loan from Grasshopper Club Zurich through the end of the year. The 26-y...
Jul 28, 2025
Vicky Sunohara returns as head coach of Canadian women's under-18 hockey team
CALGARY - Vicky Sunohara returns as head coach of the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team, and Alison Domenico will coach the women's development team a second straight year. Toronto's Sunohara, a t...
Jul 28, 2025
Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say
PRINCE GEORGE - A residential fire has killed two people in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says firefighters told police they were responding to the blaze shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Fr...
Jul 28, 2025
Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo
VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to on...
Jul 28, 2025
B.C. Premier Eby says Ottawa must increase its subsidy for B.C. ferry users
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says it is time for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia after Ottawa cut ferry rates in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Car...
Jul 28, 2025