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Provincial grant to assist Qualicum Beach with wildfire resiliency
QUALICUM BEACH- Thanks to a grant from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UCBM), the Town of Qualicum Beach has started the process of updating its Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan CWRP.T...
Aug 26, 2023
FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup final, which i...
Aug 26, 2023
FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup final, which i...
Aug 26, 2023
U.S. team to digitize Quaker boarding school records, drawing inspiration from Canada
OTTAWA - A coalition advocating for Indigenous Peoples forced to attend boarding schools in the United States is planning to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools that were operated by the...
Aug 26, 2023
More evacuation orders rescinded in B.C. fires as warm, dry weather returns
Evacuation orders in the Central Okanagan region of British Columbia continue to be rescinded as more residents are allowed to return home. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre says it has...
Aug 26, 2023
Leake's club-record fourth punt-return TD rallies Argos past Stampeders 39-31
TORONTO - Javon Leake's club-record fourth punt-return touchdown earned the Toronto Argonauts a shootout 39-31 home win over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night. Leake returned Cody Grace's punt 86...
Aug 25, 2023
Skate Canada says former Olympian Alexandra Paul killed in car crash
BARRIE, Ont. - Skate Canada is paying tribute to a former Canadian Olympic figure skater who died in a collision involving seven vehicles in Melancthon Township, north of Shelburne, Ont., earlier this...
Aug 25, 2023
Blue Jays losing streak extends to 3 after 5-2 loss to Cleveland Guardians
TORONTO - Ramon Laureano drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, to pace the Cleveland Guardians in their 5-2 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays in the series opener on Friday. Canadian Bo ...
Aug 25, 2023
Canadian Chris Johnston remains second at Elite Series finale on St. Lawrence River
CLAYTON, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Johnston remains in the hunt for his second Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., remained second Friday in the season-ending ev...
Aug 25, 2023
49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him. A person familiar ...
Aug 25, 2023