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B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
VANCOUVER - Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi. B.C. forest ecologist and mycologist Andy Mac...
Nov 04, 2023
B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
VANCOUVER - Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi. B.C. forest ecologist and mycologist Andy Mac...
Nov 04, 2023
NBA roundup: Curry makes layup with 0.2 seconds left, Warriors outscore beat 141-139
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Stephen Curry made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to give the Golden State Warriors a 141-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 in one of the NBA's seven In-Season Tou...
Nov 03, 2023
Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people...
Nov 03, 2023
Hayes helps Blues snap skid by burning Devils 4-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kevin Hayes scored a pair of goals and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night. Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas also scored goals,...
Nov 03, 2023
NHL roundup: Flyers beat Sabres 5-1 to snap 3-game losing streak
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game National Hockey League losing streak. Samuel Ersson ma...
Nov 03, 2023
Flyers snap three-game skid by sinking Sabres 5-1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Scott Laughton, Louie Belpedio, Tra...
Nov 03, 2023
16-1 shot Fierceness wins Breeders' Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher the early favourite for next year's Kentucky Derby. ...
Nov 03, 2023
Temporary events shelter to be added to Ladysmith's Transfer Beach Park
LADYSMITH - Funding has been approved for a new addition to Ladysmith's waterfront.The Town announced a $50,000 grant through an Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) is funding what's known as a Saddl...
Nov 03, 2023
Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada's Laos-Loo at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she's prepared for "what's that?" and "why do you scream?" The 26-year-old martial artist from Surrey, B.C., earned a Pan Ame...
Nov 03, 2023