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UBC research blames bigger floods on clear-cutting, calls for more selective logging
VANCOUVER - Reducing clear-cut logging and paying more attention to where trees are removed will help reduce the flood risk in British Columbia, a researcher says. A paper published by a team, includi...
Aug 03, 2023
Wind gusting up to 70 km/h poses challenges in B.C. wildfire fight: fire service
VANCOUVER - The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist. Cliff Chapman says winds are gu...
Aug 03, 2023
Wind gusting up to 70 km/h poses challenges in B.C. wildfire fight: fire service
VANCOUVER - The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist. Cliff Chapman says winds are gu...
Aug 03, 2023
Trump returns to D.C. to face latest charges, steps from scene of Capitol Hill riots
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is returning to the scene of the alleged crime. The former president is scheduled to appear in D.C. court today to confront new charges related to his effort to overturn the ...
Aug 03, 2023
Messi scores twice, his third straight game with a goal, as Inter Miami beats Orlando City 3-1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi continues to add goals in bunches while still adapting to a new team. Messi scored in his third straight game and had his second consecutive multi-goal perfor...
Aug 02, 2023
SFU's athletics director leaves university months after football controversy
BURNABY, B.C. - B.C.'s Simon Fraser University says its athletics director has left the institution. The departure of Theresa Hanson, the university's director of athletics and recreation, comes four ...
Aug 02, 2023
Springer's RBI single helps him avoid dubious record and leads Blue Jays to 4-1 win
TORONTO - George Springer's RBI single helped him avoid setting a new Blue Jays record in futility and Toronto held on for a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Springer had gone 35 at ba...
Aug 02, 2023
Brazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team's lack of flair after Women's World Cup exit
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil coach Pia Sundhage faced widespread criticism in the South American nation after the team was eliminated in the group stage at the Women's World Cup. Commentators and fans comp...
Aug 02, 2023
Bombers can move into tie for first in West with home victory over Lions
It's only August but Dane Evans and the B.C. Lions have a chance to really gain the upper hand on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. B.C. (6-1) visits Winnipeg (5-2) on Thursday night in a game that has treme...
Aug 02, 2023
NAIG Recap: Local wrestlers ready to conquer more after solid performance at first-ever games
PRINCE GEORGE - It was late June when wrestlers Jacob Littler and Hunter McCarthy were in the process of prepping for the North American Indigenous Game. Now after a solid performance in Halifax, they...
Aug 02, 2023