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The BC Wildfire Service says a prolonged heat wave across much of the province will increase fire danger in the coming days. The service says hot and dry weather conditions that began late last week a...

CAIRO (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital, Sanaa, early on Sunday, just days after the country's Iran-backed rebels fired cluster munitions toward Israel, according to a local media report. ...

PORT ALBERNI - BC Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield on Vancouver Island after a wildfire caused extensive damage to infrastructure outside Port Alberni. BC H...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Australian-born permanent resident who stabbed a man in Surrey, B.C., last year was given too light a sentence by a judge who improperly considered the imm...

NEW YORK (AP) - There is a fascination in all sports - all walks of life, maybe - with young stars, those such as tennis player Mirra Andreeva, a Russian who is still only 18 yet already has been a Gr...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and p...

NANAIMO - Non-processed, nutrient-dense whole foods are undeniable pillars of an optimum diet, but a recent Vancouver Island University graduate argues extreme healthy eating can have unintended conse...

Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likel...

NANAIMO - Bargain hunters have one more chance to take advantage of the Nanaimo Recycles Trunk Sale this weekend.The final Trunk Sale of the year happens on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m....

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump...