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B.C. residents advised to discard sand ginger powder that may contain poison
SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s poison information centre and the Fraser Health authority are warning the public not to consume Wing Hing brand sand ginger powder after two people were hospitalized last month. ...
Mar 09, 2022
In Brazil, artists and activists protest against mining bill
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of Brazilians gathered outside Congress on Wednesday to protest a set of bills they say threaten the Amazon rainforest by encouraging deforestation and industrial activ...
Mar 09, 2022
'Sequence of poor decisions:' families of men killed at Gabriola Island work site sue for damages
GABRIOLA ISLAND - The family of two men killed at a construction site are suing the company managing the site.Chris Straw, 62, and Marc Dor, 59, were killed with the arm of a concrete pumper truck bro...
Mar 09, 2022
MLS Disciplinary Committee hands Toronto FC defender Carlos Salcedo a one-game ban
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has suspended Toronto FC defender Carlos Salcedo for one game for a lunging tackle that only netted the Mexican international a yellow card in last Saturday's 4-1 loss to...
Mar 09, 2022
MLB cancels 93 more games, gap narrows in bargaining
NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled 93 more games Wednesday, increasing pressure on locked out players and appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedu...
Mar 09, 2022
Endurance: Explorer Shackleton's ship found after a century
LONDON - Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Anta...
Mar 09, 2022
Vehicle seized from alleged Parksville highway hit and run
PARKSVILLE - Investigators have made headway into determining who was involved in an alleged hit and run.A cyclist required air transport to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle...
Mar 09, 2022
Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S., jeopardizing votes cast by Democrats and Re...
Mar 09, 2022
Unvaccinated Djokovic says he is out of Indian Wells, Miami
Novak Djokovic said that he will not be able to compete at tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States. The 20-time Grand ...
Mar 09, 2022
Unvaccinated Djokovic says he is out of Indian Wells, Miami
Novak Djokovic said that he will not be able to compete at tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States. The 20-time Grand ...
Mar 09, 2022