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Helicopters rescue 275 stranded motorists, efforts now turn to debris field
AGASSIZ, B.C. - Rescue crews will spend Tuesday searching for people who may have been trapped in debris from mudslides on a British Columbia highway, after helicopters worked to ferry out 275 people ...
Nov 16, 2021
Flooding eases, highways open across Island with situation drastically different through Interior
NANAIMO - Life is slowly returning to normal for Vancouver Island residents after an atmospheric river dropped a month's worth of rain over a few days.The airport station at Qualicum Beach recorded 92...
Nov 16, 2021
Washington state panel fails to draw new political maps
SPOKANE, wash. (AP) - Washington state's bipartisan redistricting commission failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps, meaning the task will now be taken up by the state Supreme Court....
Nov 16, 2021
Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court is upholding the province's right to subject vaping products to the same laws governing tobacco. In a unanimous decision published Monday, the panel of three Court of...
Nov 16, 2021
Search for temporary leader to lead troubled Green Party begins this week
OTTAWA - The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members. The troubled party, which has been beset by infighting and sniping, has...
Nov 16, 2021
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing home after month in hospital fighting COVID-19
OTTAWA - A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due t...
Nov 16, 2021
Captain Gord Perrin retires from Canada's men's volleyball team
Gord Perrin, Canada's captain at the Tokyo Olympics, has retired from the men's national volleyball team. Perrin had previously suggested that the 2021 Summer Games would be his last national team app...
Nov 16, 2021
Meet Scrunchie, a local grumpy faced Persian cat who's a real sweetheart
NANAIMO - Scrunchie may look a little grumpy, but he's one of the sweetest cats you'll meet!This year 8-year-old Persian cat is looking for his fur-ever home, ideally a place where he is the only anim...
Nov 16, 2021
Climate making disasters like B.C. rain more frequent and more intense: scientists
Scientists say climate change is likely playing a role in this week's catastrophic flooding in British Columbia. Highways are blocked and communities have been evacuated after bucketing rain caused mu...
Nov 16, 2021
Source: Blue Jays, pitcher Berrios agree to seven-year extension
TORONTO - Jose Berrios made quite an impression on the Toronto Blue Jays after being acquired at the trade deadline last season. The team plans to have him serve as one of the anchors of its rotation ...
Nov 16, 2021