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Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Polls in Bolivia opened on for presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end of the Andean nation's long-dominant leftist party and see a right-wing governme...
Aug 17, 2025
Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed hou...
Aug 17, 2025
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) - European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian ...
Aug 17, 2025
Protestors go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and hostage releases
JERUSALEM (AP) - Police in Israel made more than two dozen arrests on Sunday for "disruption of order" as families of hostages held in Gaza step up their campaign with a nationwide strike. Police said...
Aug 17, 2025
Police investigate drowning at Harrison Lake Lagoon, one person found deceased
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - RCMP say they've recovered the remains of a man who was presumed to have drowned in a lagoon at the village of Harrison Hot Springs, about 130 kilometres east of Vancouver. Moun...
Aug 16, 2025
Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a cent...
Aug 16, 2025
Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsfor...
Aug 16, 2025
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team's request
WASHINGTON (AP) - West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation's capital to assist in the Trump's administration's takeover of the city's police department. The move...
Aug 16, 2025
Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni,...
Aug 16, 2025
Fireworks to light up Parksville as beach festival draws to a close
PARKSVILLE - Large crowds will funnel into Parksville's waterfront for a fireworks display, marking the unofficial close to local summer tradition. The Quality Foods Festival of Lights will see firewo...
Aug 16, 2025