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Earthquake warning system providing seconds of warning is activated in B.C.
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An earthquake early detection system has been activated in British Columbia to provide the public and infrastructure managers with up to 10 seconds of warning ahead of a p...
Aug 29, 2024
Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's...
Aug 29, 2024
Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's...
Aug 29, 2024
Company says Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers set to strike next week
SURREY, B.C. - A strike is set to halt HandyDART transit services in Metro Vancouver next week, after the workers' union issued a strike notice. The Amalgamated Transit Union and the company contracte...
Aug 29, 2024
140 into 93 won't fit: The math facing B.C. Conservatives as BC United folds campaign
The suspension of the Official Opposition BC United's election campaign, consolidating its pool of potential candidates with the B.C. Conservative Party, means that dozens from either camp will lose p...
Aug 29, 2024
140 into 93 won't fit: The math facing B.C. Conservatives as BC United folds campaign
The suspension of the Official Opposition BC United's election campaign, consolidating its pool of potential candidates with the B.C. Conservative Party, means that dozens from either camp will lose p...
Aug 29, 2024
Oceanside man missing around Horne Lake area
PARKSVILLE - Search efforts are continuing to locate a man last seen walking into a wooded area by Horne Lake.Twenty-nine year old Jordan Kirchner was last seen by a friend walking into the backcountr...
Aug 29, 2024
Ukraine's military says one of its F-16 warplanes has crashed
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion has crashed, Ukraine's air force said Thursday. The fighte...
Aug 29, 2024
Ukraine's military says one of its F-16 warplanes has crashed
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia's invasion has crashed, Ukraine's air force said Thursday. The fighte...
Aug 29, 2024
WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. World Health Organization announced Thursday that there will be limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children ...
Aug 29, 2024