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Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the East Coast and threatening to u...
Jun 11, 2023
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club hosts summertime activities including kickball
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Sports and Social Club is in the midst of a grass volleyball season with a 10 week session of California Kickball on the horizon.Sports for adults with a focus on fun and meeting...
Jun 11, 2023
Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested by police investigating governing party's finances
LONDON (AP) - Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for years, was arrested Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence ...
Jun 11, 2023
'There is a lot of preventable suffering:' CatNap Society pushes to reduce feral cat population
NANAIMO - A longstanding group of Nanaimo-based volunteers are doing what they can to address a problem that's much more visible this time of year. "It's definitely kitten season," CatNap Society's re...
Jun 11, 2023
Canada's Fernandez and partner Townsend come up short in French Open doubles final
PARIS - Canada' Leylah Fernandez fell just short in her quest to win her first Grand Slam title Sunday at the French Open. Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend were defeated 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-...
Jun 11, 2023
Hsieh and Wang win French Open women's doubles after beating Fernandez and Townsend
PARIS (AP) - Unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China won the French Open women's doubles on Sunday after beating 10th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the Unite...
Jun 11, 2023
Left-leaning Mexico seeks closer Canada ties in labour and business amid mining spat
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is taking a mixed approach to Mexico charting its own path to economic growth, as a desire for more trade and better labour rights bumps up against mining reform and ag...
Jun 11, 2023
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish
VANCOUVER - Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial lan...
Jun 11, 2023
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish
VANCOUVER - Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial lan...
Jun 11, 2023
Amanda Nunes beats Irene Aldana to retain title at UFC 289; Canadians go undefeated
VANCOUVER - Amanda (Lioness) Nunes beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision during UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday night to hold on to her bantamweight title before announcing her reti...
Jun 10, 2023