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MONTREAL - A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec's Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment w...

SASKATOON - A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract n...

NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the fi...

TORONTO - Corey Seager had a home run and a two-run double as the Texas Rangers beat the Blue Jays 9-2 on Thursday, further dimming Toronto's post-season hopes. The loss dropped the Blue Jays to a gam...

ERRINGTON - A necessary amenity to serve the well-used Errington Community Park has been approved, however it'll be much more expensive than the Regional District of Nanaimo hoped for. RDN directors u...

HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA - Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it's concerned his vi...

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is ending the state of emergency imposed last month when thousands of residents were chased out of their homes by wildfires. The government...

Vancouver-based Canfor has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Houston, B.C., about eight months after the forestry firm shut down its sawmill in the same community of about 3,000...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is ...