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Low water levels affecting salmon migration in B.C. streams: DFO
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Low water levels brought on by years of severe drought, paired with meagre snowpack and rainfall, are leaving B.C.'s salmon in a compromising position during their spawning migration,...
Aug 17, 2024
‘The type of show that you'd expect in a big city:’ fireworks to ignite above Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Thousands of people will converge on Parksville's waterfront for a dazzling fireworks display punching well above the city's weight class. Quality Foods Festival of Lights marks the unoff...
Aug 17, 2024
Jasper's burnt landscape could take more than a century to recover: wildfire expert
JASPER, ALTA. - It could take more than a century for the freshly burned forest in Jasper National Park to regenerate into its previous postcard-perfect form, a wildfire expert says. The dense forest'...
Aug 17, 2024
Will women embrace Kamala Harris? Experts say she's injecting a 'shot of adrenaline'
WASHINGTON - The Swifties4Kamala group is on the march. Popstar Charlie XCX declared that "Kamala is brat." A Beyonc song plays at the beginning of packed campaign rallies. The Democratic presidential...
Aug 17, 2024
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a category 1 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down. The wide category 1 storm was directly over th...
Aug 17, 2024
Alouettes survive late push from Roughriders, win battle of CFL's top teams 27-24
REGINA - The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27-24 on Friday night in a battle of the CFL's top two teams. In a game that featured six lead changes, the East-leading Alouettes...
Aug 16, 2024
Canadian lightweight Michael Dufort knocked out in second round of PFL semifinal bout
HOLLYWOOD - Russian lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov knocked out Canadian Michael (The Canadian Badass) Dufort in spectacular fashion Friday to move into the Professional Fighters League lightweight final...
Aug 16, 2024
Patient putts put Parel on top of leaderboard at Rogers Charity Classic
CALGARY - Scott Parel credited a tip from his caddie for helping him finish atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 2024 Rogers Charity Classic. After his good friend and caddie Keith Nolan ...
Aug 16, 2024
Matsuyama, McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff event
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedE...
Aug 16, 2024
Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
DETROIT (AP) - A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, ac...
Aug 16, 2024