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Fall leads to critical injury at Nanaimo’s Pipers Lagoon Park
NANAIMO - Several resources and Good Samaritans worked together in response to a seriously injured person who fell 10 meters from a steep rock face in Nanaimo's north end. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) re...
Jul 29, 2024
NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search, two people familiar with the matter said Monday, in part because of c...
Jul 29, 2024
Cardinals add starter in a 3-team, 7-player trade, Royals also add pitcher day before trade deadline
The St. Louis Cardinals added starting pitcher Erick Fedde and the Kansas City Royals acquired veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen as playoff contenders made deals Monday, the day before MLB's trade...
Jul 29, 2024
Woman rescued off B.C. glacier calls those who braved smoky conditions 'superheroes'
KASLO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - One of the four hikers plucked off a glacier in British Columbia's West Kootenay region as wildfires burned around them says the search and rescue team members who br...
Jul 29, 2024
Woman rescued off B.C. glacier calls those who braved smoky conditions 'superheroes'
KASLO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - One of the four hikers plucked off a glacier in British Columbia's West Kootenay region as wildfires burned around them says the search and rescue team members who br...
Jul 29, 2024
Man arrested on suspicion of starting largest wildfire in California this year charged with arson
FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) - The man arrested on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, the largest wildfire in California this year, by pushing a burning car into a gully made his first appearance in co...
Jul 29, 2024
Eflin yields 10 hits in Orioles debut but earns win in 11-5 rout of Blue Jays
BALTIMORE (AP) - Zach Eflin turned in a gritty pitching performance in his Orioles debut, Anthony Santander hit his 30th home run and Baltimore cruised past the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 Monday in the op...
Jul 29, 2024
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Montreal's National Bank Open
MONTREAL - The National Bank Open in Montreal lost one of its star headliners on Monday with the announcement that Novak Djokovic was pulling out of next week's ATP 1000 tournament. The 24-time Grand ...
Jul 29, 2024
WestJet, Air North announce deal for single-ticket travel involving both airlines
WHITEHORSE, YUKON - WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks. A statement from WestJet says the new "in...
Jul 29, 2024
Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday pardoned a group of journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as...
Jul 29, 2024