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Campfire ban being lifted for entire Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - Recent rains are allowing the Coastal Fire Centre to ease some seasonal restrictions.Effective noon on Wednesday, Aug. 28, campfires measuring no more than a half metre by half metre will be...
Aug 26, 2024
Resurgent Toronto FC hopes to rally past Forge's lead in Canadian Championship semi
Hamilton's Forge FC holds a seemingly comfortable 2-1 lead on aggregate heading into the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal on Tuesday night. Except that Toronto FC is practically a new...
Aug 26, 2024
Ex-sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home is in custody
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with killing a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground...
Aug 26, 2024
Authorities arrest ex-sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with killing a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground...
Aug 26, 2024
Cookie the mixed Manx mother cat looking for her purr-ever home
NANAIMO - Say hello to Cookie, a nine-month-old Manx/Domestic Short-hair cat looking for her forever home after raising a litter of kittens.Cookie is a bit shy at first, but it doesn't take long for h...
Aug 26, 2024
Blue Jays beat Red Sox 4-1, and Danny Jansen shows up on both sides of box score -- an MLB first
BOSTON (AP) - Danny Jansen's former team beat his current one on Monday, when George Springer cleared the Green Monster with a 416-foot home run and seven Toronto pitchers combined on a four-hitter to...
Aug 26, 2024
Defending champion Montreal Carabins top first U Sports football rankings of season
TORONTO - The defending Vanier Cup champion Montreal Carabins topped the first Canadian university football rankings list of the 2024-25 season. The Carabins (1-0), who opened the campaign with a 45-1...
Aug 26, 2024
B.C. lifts last 'wildfire of note' designation, as number of blazes drops below 300
VANCOUVER - There are no longer any "wildfires of note" burning in British Columbia, with the BC Wildfire Service saying favourable weather has allowed crews to make good progress in the province's ba...
Aug 26, 2024
Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge las...
Aug 26, 2024
Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge las...
Aug 26, 2024