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A timeline of how BC United unravelled, less than two months before election
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has announced the suspension of the Official Opposition's election campaign, throwing support behind the rival B.C. Conservatives. Here is a timeline of events leading up...
Aug 28, 2024
Driver awarded $3 million settlement after high-speed Nanaimo crash
NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court judge awarded the victim of a high-speed Nanaimo highway crash more than $3 million in damages, lost and future earnings and care costs.Paul Jacques, based at the time o...
Aug 28, 2024
Breaks in main water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Visitors won't be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the main pipeline that serves the popular tourist ...
Aug 28, 2024
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving...
Aug 28, 2024
After slow start, Blue Bombers are in position to take West Division lead
Don't look now but Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a win away from assuming top spot in the West Division standings. After starting the season 0-4, Winnipeg (5-6) has won three straigh...
Aug 28, 2024
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving...
Aug 28, 2024
Calgary airport says hail damage repairs to take at least 18 months
CALGARY - The Calgary Airport Authority says it will take at least a year and a half to fix part of its domestic terminal that was hammered by hail earlier this month. It says Concourse B will be clos...
Aug 28, 2024
2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study
A new study says planet-warming emissions from Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season were quadruple the country's fossil emissions for all of the previous year and on par with some of the most...
Aug 28, 2024
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting...
Aug 28, 2024
Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee needs new goals after shattering own expectations
With the season he's had, Derek Gee needs a new set of goals. The 27-year-old cyclist from Ottawa surprised "everyone" - including himself - by finishing third at the Criterium du Dauphine in June and...
Aug 28, 2024